![]() ![]() "I think F1 could well do with having 24 cars on the grid," Brundle said. In 1968 Andretti made a sensational Formula One debut, qualifying his Lotus 49 on pole position for the US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. ![]() Sky F1 pundits Martin Brundle and Karun Chandhok believe Formula 1 should be working to get back to 12 teams on the grid, provided that the new teams are credible and sustainable.į1 has not had 12 teams since 2012 and the current 10 teams have made up the grid since 2017. 2 / 7 At Indianapolis in 1965 (where he finished third in a race won by Jim Clark in a Lotus) Andretti was promised a future Formula One drive by Lotus boss Colin Chapman. Sky F1 pundits: F1 should work towards having 12 teams Meanwhile Ford will rejoin F1 following a 22-year absence in 2026 after partnering with reigning constructors' champions Red Bull. It has already been confirmed that Audi will enter F1 in 2026 after acquiring a stake in Sauber, which has run under the Alfa Romeo banner since 2019. The $200m fee would see each of the current teams receive a one-off $20m (£16m) payment. Members of F1's 10 current teams have suggested that the $200m (£161m) fee a new entrant would have to pay under the current regulations fails to recognise the sport's huge recent growth and would leave them worse off. That is the point that is always raised when we talk about this subject." His petition to expand the grid has been met by fierce resistance from existing F1 teams who have argued an 11th team will dramatically dilute their revenues. It's not a problem, it's great stuff if it is bringing value to the championship in the medium to long term. Andretti has been lobbying the FIA, the governing body for F1, to expand the 20-car grid and join the series after a failed 2021 attempt to purchase Sauber. "It's not about opposition (to more than 10 teams). We will see what will be the outcome of it. ![]() There is a process in place that is open, everyone can apply, the first step is that the FIA will make an analysis and the second will be done by the commercial - there will be a joint discussion. ![]() "The fact that F1 is attracting new potential teams and investors shows the status of F1 today. Formula 1 chief Stefano Domenicali discusses the possibility of scrapping practice, increasing the number of Sprint races and adding additional teams to the sport ![]()
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