I don’t know how they could turn us down at the end of the day with the commitment we have before them for god’s sakes.” The project continues, everything continues as if we’ve been given the go-ahead. That’s all I can tell you, we’re on it every day,” Mario Andretti told IndyStar. This week, Andretti Global unveiled plans to build a 575,000 square-foot facility in Indiana which they say will house their current teams and any “future racing initiatives” they take on but despite the $2000m project, a Formula 1 team is not a guarantee. Mario Andretti has suggested Toto Wolff is 'too powerful' for #F1.

That is something that Andretti believe they can do and Mario Andretti has confessed he can not see how the sport could say no considering the proposal they submitted. Toto Wolff in particular has been vocal in his doubtfulness of the Andretti brand joining the sport, arguing that given the current 10 teams will see a reduction of their prize money, the proposed 11th team would have to prove they can bring in more than they take. Volkswagen’s Porsche and Audi are preparing for a proposed 2026 entry but some of the existing teams have argued against the likes of Andretti joining. While both the FIA and F1 have been dragging their heels, the teams themselves have poured cold water on the expansion that would see a new constructor added to the sport for the first time since 2016.į1’s popularity has exploded in recent years and, as expected, many companies are now trying to get onto the gravy train.

Mario Andretti took to Twitter in February to announce that his son, Michael, had filed the necessary paperwork with the FIA to become the newest team – but six months on and there is still no word on if that will become a reality. The Andretti’s bid to become the 11th team on the F1 grid has been a long and, as of yet, unsuccessful one. Following growing frustration about his team’s entry into Formula 1, Mario Andretti has admitted he does not know how the sport could turn them down.

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