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Andretti Global’s efforts to bring a team to the Formula 1 grid in the near future have failed, with the sport declaring its refusal to grant the organisation an entry earlier this week.
Former Haas Team Principal Guenther Steiner believes that Formula 1 is protecting Andretti from potential failure by denying their bid to enter as an 11th team. Although Andretti hoped to field a car for the 2025 season, the commercial rights holders decided against it. Andretti, however, remains committed to the project despite the setback. F1 has left the door open for Andretti to revisit their bid in 2028, when General Motors could enter as a Power Unit supplier. Steiner compared this situation to football’s relegation system, explaining that F1 has to justify adding more teams due to financial implications.
