Andretti wants to be in F1. Following his agreement with Cadillac, and the idea of seeing GM in the ‘Great Circus’, one of the most illustrious names in the motor world seeks to already have certain “certainties” on the part of F1 before Give “key names” of your project.
This has been confirmed by Mario Andretti in ‘Autosprint’, hoping that his agreement with Cadillac pave the way for both F1 and the teams, after learning that the FIA opens the doors to new competitors.
“We structure the team day by day, as if we already had the ‘yes’… but it is a very complete program. To put code names with a contract we need certainty. We are at that point, like waiting,” he says.
“The answer can come in two months”
In this sense, they already set a date: “We could have an answer in a few months”.
“The project is in a decisive phase. Let’s wait and see… but at this point every day counts,” recounts.
Andretti also talks about his agreement with Cadillac: “It was the president of the FIA, Ben Sulayem, who advised us to associate with a great manufacturer to give more strength to our project”.
“That’s why we joined Cadillac, and that makes clear the intentions with General Motors,” continues Andretti.
“It would be positive for everyone”
However, they still have the stumbling block of Formula 1 teams… and for the possible loss of money: “How much will the profits of a great team go down if we arrive?”
“That an American team, with a deep-rooted identity in racing, It would be very positive for everyone,” he says.
