Comments on: F1 rejects Andretti bid but entry remains viable from 2028 https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/01/31/f1-rejects-andretti-bid-but-entry-viable-from-2028/ Motorsport Week is an independent, FIA accredited motorsport website delivering the latest Formula 1, Formula E, GP2, GP3, WEC, IndyCar, Nascar, Formula 3, WRC, WRX, DTM, IMSA and MotoGP news and results. Wed, 31 Jan 2024 22:22:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Bozo https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/01/31/f1-rejects-andretti-bid-but-entry-viable-from-2028/#comment-58006 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 22:22:53 +0000 https://www.motorsportweek.com/?p=150491#comment-58006 Andretti should form an alternative to F1 and give them the middle finger. F1 is not a monopoly in racing. It will ultimately lose from this decision.

]]> By: Pietro https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/01/31/f1-rejects-andretti-bid-but-entry-viable-from-2028/#comment-58001 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 16:27:31 +0000 https://www.motorsportweek.com/?p=150491#comment-58001 “The most significant way in which a new entrant would bring value is by being competitive, in particular by competing for podiums and race wins.“
Following this line of thought, only RedBull and Ferrari are deemed to bring value to F1. Maybe Aston Martin, McLaren and Mercedes would be tolerated, for competing for the eventual podium. All others please go home, so the share of the prize pot gets bigger….
If F1 likes to promote itself as meritocracy, this is the exact opposite. Regulations (which all teams agreed to) foresee 12 teams, so currently there are two missing….

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