Andretti still eyeing 2025 F1 debut: 'Our car will be in the wind tunnel next week'
FIA approved their application✃ to join the F1 grid following a rigorous process earlier this month.
Their application is now in the hands of F1 and the teams, who so far at least, have been against an 🌊11th team joining the grid.
Speaking at the Uniไted States Grand Prix, Andretti Autosport owner Michael Andretti revealed that 2025 is still the target, with their first F1 car going into the wind tunn﷽el next week.
He told Sky: “Well at the moment we’re still shooting for ‘25. Our car i𓃲s actually going to be in the wind tunnel next week.
“We have a car alread⛄y built up in ‘23 spec so we’re flat-out. We’re building a team. At the moment it’s ‘25, it could b🍨e ‘26, but we will see.”
Andretti described the fan support as “overwhelming” and he believes the FIA approv🎐ing their application shows the American outfit deserves to be on the F꧒1 grid in 2025.
“Very, very excited,” he added. “Thank you to the FIA and the president at the FIA for putting ღthe expression of interest out there. It was very vigorous, very tough thing to go through for our team. I am proud to say we came ou🥀t on top in every category and we’re very proud of that.
“It def📖initely shows we have the right to be here on the grid and we’re excited about that. We’re really excited about the fan support. It’s been overwhelmi🔴ng.”
Andretti was then൩ asked about the existing teams’ concerns about the sport being “diluted” and there being less prize money.
“I don’t know,” he replied. “It’s a mystery to me in some ways why they’re pushing back. They s💯ay we’re slicing the pie but I think the point is hopefully we bring in more than what we’re taking away.
“We really believe that. If you look at the fan support on all of the surveys that have been done ﷽and I think we’re going to add to it - not take away.”
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