Published By: Siddarth Sriram
Last Updated: October 21, 2023, 14:01 IST
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Michael Andretti. (Credit: Twitter)
Andretti and his father Mario, who was the F1 world champion in in 1978, instructed Sky Sports F1 they remained totally dedicated and “very excited” on the prospect of an entry to the 2025 or 2026 world championship.
Michael Andretti on Friday hit again at negativity surrounding his household racing crew’s bid to hitch the Formula One grid and stated their arrival would enhance the game’s reputation and entice extra sponsorship.
Andretti and his father Mario, who was the F1 world champion in in 1978, instructed Sky Sports F1 they remained totally dedicated and “very excited” on the prospect of an entry to the 2025 or 2026 world championship.
Their crew entry to change into the eleventh within the pit lane not too long ago obtained clearance and help from the game’s ruling physique, the International Motoring Federation (FIA), however it nonetheless requires backing from the industrial rights holder, Formula One Management, owned by Liberty Media, and the present groups.
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“We are very excited about it,” stated Michael Andretti.
“Thanks to the FIA for such a really vigorous test in which we came top in every category. It showed us we are there. And we have great fans’ support too which has been overwhelming.
“We are very excited. We think we really have something to offer to F1 fans.
“This has been our whole life and we want to compete with the best in the world and to beat the best in the world.”
Despite receiving clearance from the FIA, Andetti has confronted negativity within the feedback made by many present F1 groups who’ve expressed anxiousness on the prospect of struggling a drop in income by sharing the game’s earnings with a further competitor.
“I don’t know why there is this pushback,” stated Michael. “It’s a mystery to me. We want to bring more than we take away. Just look at the fans’ surveys.”
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He stated he had obtained expressions of curiosity in Formula One from numerous American corporations not at the moment concerned.
“I think we can help improve the popularity in the US from where it is today,” he stated. “I think there’s a lot of companies that are not in this series right now that have already contacted us that are quite interested so that, once we get the approval, that they want to talk to us, so I disagree with that (claims they will reduce revenue).”
“F1 is the Olympics of motor sport,” stated Mario, now 83. “I dreamed of being an F1 driver and luckily I accomplished more than I had hoped for… Now I want to spend my life alongside him (son Michael) and in our own hospitality!
“It’s been our life for so long. This is it. It’s how we make a living. It’s how I have fed my family, and him, since day one!”
They advised that they’d select a driver line-up that included one Amercan and one skilled F1 driver to ‘mentor’ him.
If profitable, Andretti would change into the second American crew in F1 together with Haas.
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – AFP)
