Andretti vs Formula 1: episode 38, season 6. Almost a year after seeing his candidacy rejected by F1, against a backdrop of conflict in particular with Liberty Media and its CEO Greg Maffei, the American family is not giving up.
Since January 31 and the final announcement regarding the rejection of its request to join the starting grid from 2025, the team based in Indianapolis has increased its press releases and meetings with the governing bodies with always the same ambition. : that of one day being part of Formula 1, ideally in the short term.
Last August, it was the president of the structure, JF Thormann, who spoke in a promotional video to recall (once again) the desires of the Andretti clan, ensuring that “ Mike (Michael Andretti) still has this great ambition, we still have to finalize the file with F1, as everyone knows. »
Recently, it was Mario who made his statement news, as he dreams of seeing the Andretti name associated with F1 again. If his son Michael took a step back, leaving the management of his own team, the 1978 world champion revealed that there was still movement behind the scenes.
« This is a subject about my son Michael and his company, not meexplains Mario Andretti in the columns of La Gazetta dello Sport.
What I can say is that there will be news and changes, and that I fully support my son for all the decisions and choices he has made during this time and will make in the future. future to best manage the situation. »
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