Is The Andretti-General Motors Partnership A PR Stunt?

Andretti Autosport and General Motors teaming up to bid for an entry into F1 hasn’t exactly gone as many would have expected. There has been suggestions that this team up is nothing more than a PR stunt. Retired world champion Mario Andretti, the father of team owner Michael Andretti has refuted these claims while speaking to AMuS

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Is The Andretti-General Motors Partnership A PR Stunt?

Mario started off by clarifying that their tie-up with GM is not a PR stunt

“It’s not a PR stunt. GM also has its pride. They don’t just want to latch onto something, they want to bring the technology themselves”

“That’s what interests them about the project. They know what to expect. General Motors already has a motorsport development centre”

“They will continue to invest in that department to eventually develop all the technical aspects of the car and engine themselves”

He signed off by pointing out that it is a long-term project that they are highly invested in

“It is a long-term project. Look at our history. Everyone can see what motorsport means to our family. That is our life”

“We have never driven anywhere just to make a profit. We have already invested a lot and hired engineers who are just waiting for everything to take off”

“If they didn’t believe in us, they would have walked away a long time ago”
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Retired F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel pointed out that “obviously [he’s] done this [F1] for so long and it’s central to [his] life” [F1]

“So, it will be difficult to say that I’m not going to miss it”

“But how much and whether then I start to look at something else, we’ll see”

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff clarified that they “have no doubt, when you’re starting behind by half a second, that it’s going to be difficult to catch up to such great organisations like Red Bull, or Ferrari” [Motorsport]

“Having said that, we are super determined in doing just that”

“But we need to set our expectations at a realistic level”

Williams academy driver Jamie Chadwick stated that “to be continuing my relationship with Williams [in 2023] is amazing” [Personal Statement]

“Having the opportunity to immerse myself within the team and keep that Formula One dream alive is very important”

“I look forward to seeing what we can achieve together”

Steve Nielsen has been appointed as the new sporting director at the FIA

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem added that they “have dedicated a lot of time and effort to making significant, informed changes to [their] Formula 1 team” [FIA]

“[This is] to create the right structure with the right people to oversee the future regulation of the sport”

Williams team principal James Vowles stressed that they “are not going to be a B-team” [AMuS]

“Williams will not be a mini-Mercedes. We will stand completely on our own two feet”

McLaren CEO Zak Brown thinks that Michael Andretti has “put together a compelling team [in his bid to enter F1]” [The Race]
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