https://www.thedrive.com/news/44467/andrettis-hopeful-f1-team-will-use-renault-engines-mario-says
Mario Andretti made headlines late last week when he announced that his son, Michael, intended to field a Formula 1 team in 2024. Michael Andretti, a former F1 driver and owner of IndyCar powerhouse Andretti Autosport, seemed to be quite serious. His father noted the entry “has the resources and checks every box,” and today, that serious tone was taken up a notch.
In an interview with motorsports reporter David Land, Mario Andretti said that the team not only has vital resources prepared and people ready to go, but also that an engine supplier is in the bag. “We have a formal agreement, now, and [an] engine supplier. It’s going to be Renault, I’m allowed to say it now.”
We’ve reached out to the Alpine F1 team—which was re-branded from Renault last season—to confirm this. However, hearing it from Andretti himself is certainly something. The former F1 world champion notes that this shouldn’t upset too many other current outfits, either. As it stands, the plurality of F1 teams are Mercedes-powered, and if Andretti chose Ferrari as its engine supplier, it may create a power struggle between the teams. Renault, however, only supplies engines for its in-house Alpine team after it lost Red Bull to Honda in 2019, and then lost Mclaren to Mercedes in 2020.
How was Michael’s record compared to his fathers? I am not fami,familiar, with Mike’s career much.