Seemingly adamant that Andretti can’t achieve admission to the membership, F1 CEO, Stefano Domenicali insists that the game continues to be keen to speak to potential new groups.
As was witnessed on the weekend, F1, below Liberty Media, likes one thing to have fun, a cause to occasion.
Certainly, all the massive weapons had been current at the beginning of the Belgian Grand Prix weekend – the Friday, the day that they’d beforehand been telling us was a waste of time – to formally announce Audi’s entry to the world championship in 2026.
As the brand new entry was introduced, such was the keenness of (F1 CEO) Stefano Domenicali and (FIA President) Mohammed ben Sulayem to announce the brand new entry that Audi representatives may barely get a phrase in.
Nevertheless, when it comes to Michael Andretti there is no such thing as a such enthusiasm, relatively a deafening silence, and simply in case the American is not getting the (subliminal) message, Domenicali admits that the game continues to be opening to welcoming a brand new group, it simply must be the precise group.
These already within the membership, together with those who have seemingly been hanging on by their fingernails, are eager to drag up the drawbridge behind them, fearing that any newcomer will “dilute” the potential rewards on provide because the Netflix increase continues.
Nonetheless, Domenicali insists he’s nonetheless keen to speak ought to the precise prospect come alongside.
“With regard to the worth or course of associated to the potential for an F1 group to be (entered) into the championship, after all that’s the main step each us and the FIA must have the same opinion for that,” he informed monetary analysts following the announcement of the third quarter monetary outcomes.
“I believe the very first thing we have to think about is whether or not this eventual chance will convey further worth to the championship,” he added. “If that’s the case, after all, we are going to talk about it internally. We’ll see whether it is any form of actual potential for a brand new entry to offer the profit for the worth of the championship.
“On prime of it, there’s a worth that must be recognised to the groups which are already within the championship,” he admitted, “due to course they can’t permit any dilution of their monetary partnership with the F1 championship. That is what’s written within the Concorde Settlement.
“Primarily, the purpose is that ultimately a brand new entry will convey a greater place for the F1 championship. That is actually an integral worth when it comes to worth from the monetary standpoint and when it comes to worth from the sporting standpoint.
“It isn’t an issue to do, I believe, another group to have higher racing. Subsequently, we are going to see, we are going to monitor the state of affairs. It will (have to) be an actual credible new entry that desires to debate with us. We’re prepared to debate, however we’re not in a rushed place right now for that.”
Whereas Audi is shopping for a major stake in Sauber – a route that Andretti took however which failed – having ended talks with Crimson Bull, Porsche is known to be eager to equally purchase into Williams.
It’s primarily a franchise system in all however title.
