Recently, FIA president Mohammed bin Sulayem called to support Andretti Cadillac Racing’s application for Formula 1 appearances. When journalists asked Mercedes head Toto Wolff to comment on Sulayem’s words at Silverstone, he spoke out against the appearance of an eleventh team in the championship.
“There is no other established sports league in the world in which such a situation would be possible,” Toto Wolffa said at a press conference on Friday. “It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about national football, the Champions League, NBA, NFL or NHL, it’s impossible to imagine them just inviting a new team, saying thank you very much and splitting the total amount.” prize money with them.
First you have to go through the squad and prove your commitment to the championship, as we have done for many years. Yes, new teams have been added to the NHL, but only because all shareholders have decided to. In the past we invited teams to Formula 1 because we were afraid of losing existing participants due to bankruptcy. These factors are very different from the current situation in Formula 1.
The nationality of the team shouldn’t matter either – we’ve had an American team for a long time. The participants who showed up could not convince the current teams. However, we have not seen the applications submitted. The FIA and Stefano Domenicali will decide whether these teams are suitable for Formula 1 or not.”
Source: F1 News
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