F1 Rejects Andretti Team Application for Ridiculous Reasons

The Drive ^ | 1/31/2024 | Jerry Perez

[Lockbox]

The F1 report was concerned that having close links to a company that would soon become a rival presented too big a compromise on the team's potential competitiveness and a potential risk to intellectual property.

But a Ferrari engine for the upcoming Audi team, or the VERY competitive Haas team is OK? Or the Mercedes for the Aston Martin team soon to be powered by Honda?

[IYAS9YAS]

Heck, a full third of the field currently ain’t competitive. Possibly even half.

[Yo-Yo]

[CodeToad]

“Kids racing go-karts on a dirt track is more exciting than F1.

A Boy Scout Pinewood Derby is more exciting than a bunch of snotty foreigners.

[BBB333]

Thanks for the ping and the post...

A scene from the new Netflix F1 series: Blazin’ Formula E:Feel the Lithium Burn!

Sheriff Ecclestone: “We’ll take the Arabs and the Chinks but we don’t want the Andrettis!”

[Paal Gulli]

Andretti was stupid for choosing this point in history to try to get into F1 anyway because the sport has sold its soul to the MMGW contingent. Not to mention the regulations are so narrow and confining that it’s effectively “spec” racing, and they’ve got the aerodynamic rules so screwed up that overtaking (particularly at the front of the field) is rarer than hobbyhorse turds.

The only reason the sport survives is they’re trading on past glories and the event itself is more social occasion than sporting event.

[Carriage Hill]

“Had F1 shown Andretti the green light for 2025, it would’ve likely had to negotiate with Renault for a lackluster powertrain package, which—in all fairness—wouldn’t have performed very well.”

I don’t even pretend to understand that baloney.

[Chode]

sounds like heels up harris...

[Carriage Hill]

Yes, it does!
Garbled-mumble-goop.