But definitely not disappointed at all in Ind圜ar. “Yeah, I definitely want to give it a crack if I get the opportunity. I think people forget that I’m 21 years old and (can) come back in five years and still run 15 years in Ind圜ar and be 40. I’d have to have a good think about it, but I most likely would do it because I want to run in Formula 1 at some point. The time is right for me if I got the opportunity. “If you’re 28, you’re not going to Formula 1, unfortunately,” he said. Herta suggested he still had time to race F1 and then return to Ind圜ar. Herta said last month that while Andretti’s dalliance with F1 was appealing, he would remain happy in the NTT Ind圜ar Series, which will begin its 2022 season Feb. We definitely were going to try to get him into the seat because I believe he could be a competitive driver in Europe. races next season in Miami and Austin ( which announced a five-year extension Friday) and is exploring a third.Īndretti said last year about his potential F1 foray that he had planned for Ind圜ar star Colton Herta, 21, to “lead the way” as one of its drivers because “he’d be the perfect guy to do it. Fueled by a popularity boom often attributed to Netflix’s “Drive to Survive” series, F1 is expanding to two annual U.S. The most recent team to enter F1 was in 2016 with Haas F1, which is owned by American businessman Gene Haas. Michael Andretti attempted to buy a majority stake in the Alfa Romeo team, but the deal fell apart last October. Andretti, who drove for McLaren during the 1993 F1 season, had said he still wanted to be involved as an F1 team owner, which would broaden a racing empire that fields cars in several series such as Ind圜ar, IMSA and Extreme E.Īndretti Autosport now confirms the report by Mario Andretti that Michael Andretti has filed paperwork with the FIA to field a new #F1 team under Andretti Global in 2024.Īndretti Autosport says it has no further comment. Andretti told the Star that an engine deal has been secured, and Andretti Global would be “ready to go the next day” if approved by the FIA.
In a Friday interview with the Indianapolis Star, Mario Andretti said the proposed team would be based in England with a shop in Indianapolis. His entry, Andretti Global, has the resources and checks every box. In the social media post revealing his son’s plans, Mario Andretti wrote: “Michael has applied to the FIA to field a new F1 team starting in 2024. Michael Andretti has renewed his effort to own an F1 team, submitting an application to the FIA for entry into the Formula One series.Īccording to Road & Track and the Associated Press’ Jenna Fryer, Andretti and his Andretti Autosport team both have confirmed a tweet Friday afternoon from Mario Andretti.
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