The news was in the air and finally the official announcement arrived. Andretti is getting ever closer to arriving in Formula 1: the FIA, in fact, via an official press release announced that it had accepted the entry of the American team as the eleventh team within the Circus. An announcement that, ultimately, doesn't disconcerte the experts that much, but the issue is starting to become more and more interesting. The ball, in fact, It is now in the hands of Formula 1 – Formula One Management (FOM) – for all relevant commercial issues.
Andretti: ready to enter Formula 1? The FIA gives its approval
To make the announcement, how says Roberto Chinchero on Motorsport.com Italia, it is the FIA itself through a statement: “"Following the analyzes carried out on the possibility of introducing new teams into Formula 1, the FIA has decided that the Andretti Formula Racing LLC team will be able to access the next phase”. Andretti therefore accesses phase 2, while the other teams that had tried to send their applications were rejected: "Andretti Formula Racing LLC he was the only candidate to meet the stringent parameters put in place by the FIA between all four teams that submitted their proposal to enter Phase 2. The FIA informed all teams that made an entry request after a thorough assessment. Following this outcome, the proposed Andretti Formula Racing LLC will move to Formula One Management (FOM) for commercial matters".
Ben Sulayem's explanation
The president of the FIA explains the choice to give the OK to Andretti, at least from their side, to enter Formula 1 I'm Sulayem:
"The FIA is was very clear right from the start, establishing the stringent criteria for entering Formula 1, evaluating and accepting only those who met our criteria and above all illustrating what flying will add to our sport. The FIA is obliged to approve requests that reflect all parameters requested by us and we have respected this procedure by deciding that Andretti Formula Racing LLC's application for admission can proceed to the next phase. I cared – continues the FIA president – to congratulate Andretti on the thorough presentation. At the same time, I thank all the teams who showed their interest in participating".
