Andretti Global could yet land a place on the Formula 1 grid from 2026 after a breakthrough in talks with the sport's bosses. The American racing squad's proposal for an 11th team was green lit by the FIA after an Expressions of Interest round. However, F1 chiefs decided a 2025 or 2026 entry was unrealistic and so they blocked the Andretti entry.
F1 has been keen to get General Motors into the sport, though, ever since it was announced that the OEM was involved in the bid. The sticking point appeared to be Michael Andretti himself, who alienated some figures within the sport when he accused some existing teams of being greedy, in response to opposition to the idea of an 11th entry. But earlier this year it was announced that Andretti has now been pushed into a smaller role and Dan Towriss is now the majority owner of the Andretti organisation.
He was at the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Thursday scoping his chances of entering the top motorsports series in the world . Now with Towriss in charge, the Associated Press reports that talks have "amplified" between F1 and the project, which has been continuing at pace despite the rejection. The outfit has been working to a timeline of entry as a customer team initially in 2026, before becoming a works team using General Motors engines two years later.
An F1 spokesperson declined to comment on the situation when approached by Mirror Sport . What the team would be called remains a mystery. There is no great desire within the sport for the .