Andretti F1 - 2025

[veeten]

And now, this...

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/al...emand/10597133

[Richard C]

Articles about the Andretti Silverstone facility

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/a...lity/10597184/

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/a...team/10597215/

It sounds like they are looking to remain flexible as they are using the new facility for F2/F3. I can imagine if they find entry into F1 then either that is an existing team with existing facilities or if they get a new entry they maybe move F1 into this facility and F2/F3 share or are moved elsewhere.

As to them buying Renault/Alpine team, I swear I saw a rumor somewhere just yesterday that was speculating they were in the hunt for RB (Marko saying multiple groups interested in buying RB). Lots of rumors, who knows which are true.

Richard

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by Richard C

Articles about the Andretti Silverstone facility

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/a...lity/10597184/

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/a...team/10597215/

It sounds like they are looking to remain flexible as they are using the new facility for F2/F3. I can imagine if they find entry into F1 then either that is an existing team with existing facilities or if they get a new entry they maybe move F1 into this facility and F2/F3 share or are moved elsewhere.

As to them buying Renault/Alpine team, I swear I saw a rumor somewhere just yesterday that was speculating they were in the hunt for RB (Marko saying multiple groups interested in buying RB). Lots of rumors, who knows which are true.

Richard

PlanetF1 had this about RB.
https://www.planetf1.com/news/potent...-marko-rb-sale

[Richard C]

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

PlanetF1 had this about RB.
https://www.planetf1.com/news/potent...-marko-rb-sale

Yes, that is it. Thanks.

Richard

[chillibowl]

dont want to see RB being snapped up by a manu so if Andretti could somehow take it over and hold on to some of that independent/privateer identity that would be great imo.

also dont want to see Renault/Alpine go the way of space for hire team, offering up a badging opportunity to any manu with a new advertising campaign on the horizon. if sold, i hope their new owners keep the Renault engine connection in a tangible way.

in a way its good that the teams have all become more valuable and F1 is more popular, but i guess this is the ugly side of it.

FOM needs a better plan imo in how they will handle all this new found value and attention. more so because they do actually seem like they want to stay involved with F1 and motorsports for the foreseeable future.

[Tourer]

Originally Posted by Richard C

It sounds like they are looking to remain flexible as they are using the new facility for F2/F3. I can imagine if they find entry into F1 then either that is an existing team with existing facilities or if they get a new entry they maybe move F1 into this facility and F2/F3 share or are moved elsewhere.

Yeah - that's what they're saying but only if they get the F1 entry. I'd have thought that if the bucks are there (which they appear to be) then it would make sense to get going with the F3/F2 straight away - having it all running with the existing FE team under one roof. That would start to build a base of young drivers from the US, getting closer to readiness for F1.

Michael alludes to US drivers supposedly not getting the same treatment in F3 & F2 as euro drivers (personally think that he's talking rubbish on that score) and if he REALLY believes that, then what better way to "fix" that by having Andretti teams in F3 / F2 ASAP and get some US drivers used to the european tracks and the depth of competition from all around the world that comes and races in Europe?

[chunterer]

Surely Amdretti will be up for running the WEC Caddys in place of Ganassi? Out of there?
Good way to keep the F1 aspirations alive between the two parties.

[broadrun96]

Interesting option there