Andretti Shuts Down Toto Wolff Over New F1 Team

Formula 1 has had only 10 teams for some time now. Opinions are divided on whether new teams should be allowed to enter. Recently it was confirmed that Andretti Autosport had applied for a spot on the grid from 2026. This was met with some resistance from the likes of Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff. Andretti Autosport CEO Michael Andretti has now responded

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Should Andretti Autosport Be Allowed To Enter F1?

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff was asked about a new team possibly entering F1 during a press conference in Barcelona

He responded by accepting the potential of the American market

“Andretti is a name, that’s for sure and the American market is important”

He, however, feels that only a team that can bring value should be given the opportunity to join F1

“Every team that is joining needs to be accretive, that means it needs to add value and it’s not only by paying $200 million entry fee”

“It needs to demonstrate in my opinion what it can do for the other teams, for F1 and FIA. Only then the sport will grow”

In response Michael Andretti, son of retired F1 world champion Mario Andretti, stated the following to Autosport

“We’ve lodged an entry, and just need approval”

“Hopefully people understand we’re not diluting. That’s what Toto says – we’re diluting. No, we’re not”

He signed off by elaborating how his team will bring value to F1

“First of all, we’re bringing $200m, and second we feel we’re going to add more than $100m to the bottom line just here in the US [by] having an American team and an American driver”
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso doesn’t “know if [he’s] satisfied yet with the performance of the car or not” [RTVE]

“We are in the initial days, but I’m happy in general with how things are going, to be in a new preseason”

“Hopefully the pandemic will also give us a break”

Red Bull’s Sergio Perez has revealed that “the demand was very great from race number one [at Red Bull]” [Marca]

“Being at the level of the team that was fighting for the championship became complicated”

“At times it was mentally complicated because I did not have that adaptation, that union with the car, but fortunately we were able to get ahead”

Williams driver Alex Albon has divulged that “if something changes at the last minute. When you’ve figured something out and then suddenly everything is different – that gets on my nerves” [Williams F1]

His teammate Nicholas Latifi, meanwhile, doesn’t “like people who don’t care about punctuality”

“I’m very particular about that. If someone isn’t there five minutes before the meeting point, I think they’re already late”

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto feels that “some teams are lowering expectations more than others” [Sky Italia]

“We will see that with the tests in Bahrain and with the first races”

His driver Carlos Sainz stated that it feels “like [the 2022 tyres are] a bit better” [F1i]

“The work done by Pirelli last year and the development seems to start to pay off a bit”

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko pointed out that the “border with Ukraine is only about 450 kilometers from Austria“ [RTL]

“It was actually unimaginable that something like this could happen”

“Then when you see the brutality with which they proceed and the threatening gestures, it’s very frightening”
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