![]() ![]() Michael Andretti first filed paperwork to expand the F1 grid in early 2022. He wants a true American team - California businessman Gene Haas owns the Haas F1 team that runs partly out of North Carolina but fields cars for a German and a Danish driver - and is putting the pieces together with the GM backing. The team would be centered around driver Colton Herta, a Californian who in October signed an extension through 2027 with Andretti that runs concurrently with Indiana-based sponsor Gainbridge. “We definitely have a plan to have an American driver. I think you all know who is leading the pack on that one," Andretti said. "Colton we have under contract right now in Ind圜ar. We want to make this an all-American effort to make sure we have an American driver in the seat.”Īndretti said in Thursday's announcement - the culmination of four months of negotiations with General Motors - that the American automaker provides the Andretti effort the additional value rival teams have argued new teams must bring to F1. “One of the big things was ‘What does Andretti bring to the party?’” Andretti said. “Well, we're bringing one of the biggest manufacturers in the world with us now with General Motors and Cadillac. ![]()
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