Paul Stoddart believes in the Andretti Cadillac project

Paul Stoddart, the former owner of the Minardi team who sold it to Red Bull in 2005, believes in the Andretti Cadillac project and believes that the American team, when and if it debuts in Formula 1, will not risk the fate of awaits an outsider.

The World Cup bid submitted by Michael Andretti’s company has undergone a detailed audit at FIA level and must receive approval from the FOM and the traditional champion teams in the next stage of this long procedure. At the same time, most of them are at least cool about this prospect, and at Williams, for example, they are categorically against it, and this attitude is mainly explained by the unwillingness to divide the “financial pie” into eleven instead of ten. components.

In addition, there is the sad experience of many other projects that did not last long in Formula 1, and only the Haas F1 team, which debuted in 2016, is still at the start, although it has not achieved much success.

“I know from personal experience how difficult it is to get into the championship and survive,” Stoddart told RacingNews365. – I can understand why other teams don’t want Andretti to appear in the championship, even if they are a top-notch company.

She will really have to fight for the right to come to Formula 1. Now all teams work quite profitably, which is why they so strongly oppose the arrival of a new team, and it will not be easy for Andretti.

But finally, if Andretti comes to the championship with the support of General Motors, it will bring great benefits to the sport, as they will not remain in last place, but will strive to show results.

In this situation, there are many aspects that need to be paid attention to: we need to find enough space for the eleventh team, and we also need to ensure that its image is favorable for both the championship and all existing teams.”