Soon 12 teams will participate in the “royal races” championship.
In Formula 1, the number of teams may increase in the coming years. The head of the International Automobile Federation (FIA), Mohammed bin Sulayem, has admitted that he sees no ban on expanding the championship’s membership to “royal races”.
Predictably, they plan to prioritize the American car market – the largest and most expensive. In relation to these, the functionary publicly supported the joint application of former racer Mario Andretti and Cadillac.
“If we care about the development of Formula 1, we have to be open to other brands. There can be up to 12 teams at the beginning. A company like General Motors is one of the five biggest in the world … We must encourage their interest in joining the premier class I want to see such a future.
On the other hand, Andretti was there. There is a process, let’s wait if the team will be successful and in the beginning. The automaker will help Formula 1, and I see no reason why we should not welcome new teams, especially American ones. There are three races this year.
We welcome any application to join Formula 1 up to 12 teams. We welcome great teams, even small ones like Haas did. We expect the situation to change, we will get a decent 11th team. Let’s see what happens next,” SoyMotor quoted Ben Sulayem as saying.
It should be noted that the official position of the leadership of Formula 1 and the participating teams is against the expansion.
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