P1racenews AI automatic summary:
The persistence of the Andretti-GM-Cadillac project finally appears to have paid off – with F1 seemingly ready to give its blessing after all to a much more heavily GM-fronted effort. Could this have happened sooner, and are the changes really substantial enough to merit this shift in thinking?
Despite facing continuous pushback and rejections, the Andretti-Cadillac effort persevered in its quest to join the Formula 1 grid, and recent developments suggest F1 may approve a General Motors-backed entry.The question arises whether this approval could have come sooner and if an optimal driver lineup is in place already, while the impact of greater GM/Cadillac prominence versus diminished Andretti presence is pondered.Some analysts view the GM-supported, Cadillac-branded plan linked to a prominent American motorsport name as unlikely to gain approval, while a more overt GM/Cadillac plan appears more promising given similarities to the previous proposal.Critics question the logic of F1 seemingly favoring a GM/Cadillac partnership over Andretti, despite the need for new teams to offer substantial value to the championship.The Andretti entry’s resilience in the face of past obstacles is lauded, as the F1 landscape evolves with potential new additions to the grid, though the delayed approval timeline is deemed unfortunate.
