It is no secret that in recent months the former world champion of F1 Mario Andretti and his son Michael, strengthened by the economic funds of the family, have tried di enter the circus.
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The FIA, with the support of all the teams, immediately rejected this want. The main reason is very simple. The Federation itself, at the end of the year, disburses money based on the position in the manufacturers ranking. Obviously, the budget has a maximum ceiling to be divided among the 10 teams, with the first one receiving the most going to decrease until the last one. With the entry of another house, the "cake" would have to be divided into 11 slices, and the income would be lower.
The promises made by the father and son would be from to accept without arguing, since an American team would meet the philosophy of Liberty Medium. Andretti SR presses precisely on this, who spoke of how F1 would do well to have a solid American manufacturer, also making references to Gene Haas"The application is in progress. If we get to Formula 1? Will be better. Let's face it, as international as Formula 1 is, having a really solid US team and constructor must be good for them. I know thatGene Haas has a team and never thought about having an American driver. Michael pledged to always have at least one US driver.".
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“Football” sure knows how to handle interviews and how to push to make something happen. Continuing the interview, in fact, the American focused on the fact that Michael (his son) led in the minor categories many American pilots, also to further expand their name in the queen category of motorsport: “Also, there is no factory team fielding Formula 3 or Formula 2 e Michael pledged to have them, to give some American driver the opportunity to go to Europe and chase Formula 1. So, there are many things at stake. It's a huge long-term commitment. And then Formula 1 is adding more and more races to its calendar, crossing continents: this places a great burden on all the teams. Having 22 or 24 cars instead of 20 is almost insurance”.
ARTICLE BY FRANCESCO ORLANDO
