F1 has rejected Andretti's entry bid

F1 has rejected Andretti's entry bid

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DanielSan

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19,183 posts

175 months

Wednesday 31st January
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https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-rejects-andr...

Well, I can only think of one reason why one of the most credible looming entries ever has been rejected. This sport will swallow itself up with it's own greed.

SmoothCriminal

5,312 posts

207 months

Wednesday 31st January
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No surprise, why would the teams want more competition who cares what the fans think

DanielSan

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19,183 posts

175 months

Wednesday 31st January
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Castellet said:
Surely this would have properly boosted the U.S. support that F1 dearly seeks ?
You'd expect there to have been some level of boisted interest at very least. Would it be fans willing ti spend 000's of dollars for a ticket? They're rhe only ones that matter after all...

Castellet

217 posts

26 months

Wednesday 31st January
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Surely this would have properly boosted the U.S. support that F1 dearly seeks ?

Forgot it’s not a sport it’s a business

F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali said: "As we always said, we need to make sure that the decision is right for the business”


CT05 Nose Cone

25,248 posts

235 months

Wednesday 31st January
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Haas and Sauber on autopilot, Red Bull getting to run a second team, yet somehow Andretti won't add any value to the grid.

TikTak

1,853 posts

27 months

Wednesday 31st January
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I doubt they'd of been able to compete right away which seems to be a core reason for the rejection, but who would be, it's going to take any new team some time surely?

If they've got the money and structure to run the team for at least a few seasons, it literally makes no sense not to have them. Also surprised with the push in the states that this isn't being viewed as a great marketing opportunity.

WonkeyDonkey

2,421 posts

111 months

Wednesday 31st January
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Apparently won't add value to the sport yet we still have a Red Bull B team running around taking their ultimate orders from Mr Marko and Mr Horner.

Imagine if Pep Guardiola had the ultimate say over the another team in the premier league. Not allowed to score past man city all season else you're all getting sacked.

I've always liked seeing a new team or underdog do well. Now F1 is just a franchise all the teams know their roles in the entertainment show.

Edited by WonkeyDonkey on Wednesday 31st January 16:32

skeeterm5

3,732 posts

196 months

Wednesday 31st January
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Unless the prize pool is boosted why would other F1 teams want an additional team taking a slice out of their income?

GlobalRacer

335 posts

21 months

Wednesday 31st January
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skeeterm5 said:
Unless the prize pool is boosted why would other F1 teams want an additional team taking a slice out of their income?
They shouldn't have a say in the matter.

mickeyc

18 posts

198 months

Wednesday 31st January
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GlobalRacer said:
They shouldn't have a say in the matter.
This

Speed Badger

2,961 posts

125 months

Wednesday 31st January
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Could kill two birds with one stone and Andretti could take over the RB Cash App team.

thegreenhell

17,361 posts

227 months

Wednesday 31st January
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skeeterm5 said:
Unless the prize pool is boosted why would other F1 teams want an additional team taking a slice out of their income?
It shouldn't be up to the teams to decide who should be allowed to compete with them. That's anti-competitive. Plus they all agreed in the last Concorde Agreement that there would be a $200million buy-in for new teams to offset any loss in prize money to them from any new entry. They all willingly signed that contract.

mickeyc

18 posts

198 months

Wednesday 31st January
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CT05 Nose Cone said:
Haas and Sauber on autopilot, Red Bull getting to run a second team, yet somehow Andretti won't add any value to the grid.
Couldn't agree more. clap

dudleybloke

20,494 posts

194 months

Wednesday 31st January
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The usual suspects throwing their toys out the pram again?

Mark-C

5,887 posts

213 months

Wednesday 31st January
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CT05 Nose Cone said:
Haas and Sauber on autopilot, Red Bull getting to run a second team, yet somehow Andretti won't add any value to the grid.
This ...

It's a nonsense and all of the stuff about them probably being allowed if they bring their own engine is bks as well. Let them run a Renault for a couple of years so they can get established for when their own engine is available.


Jordie Barretts sock

6,018 posts

27 months

Wednesday 31st January
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Speed Badger said:
Could kill two birds with one stone and Andretti could take over the RB Cash App team.
I doubt RB would sell to them.

Andretti are hardly a small outfit like HRT. They're well established and successful in Indycar.

Burrow01

1,915 posts

200 months

Wednesday 31st January
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I can see the EU Competition Commission being interested in this...

kambites

68,495 posts

229 months

Wednesday 31st January
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It's an utterly ridiculous decision which makes a mockery of the idea that F1 is in any way a sport, but I don't think anyone could call it surprising.

KobayashiMaru86

1,343 posts

218 months

Wednesday 31st January
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They should definitely be allowed in. Perhaps say as a caveat they have to outscore a team after 4yrs by the end of the season or they are gone. It's as if F1 don't really want good change but more Mickey Mouse circuits.

thepawbroon

1,193 posts

192 months

Wednesday 31st January
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Speed Badger said:
Could kill two birds with one stone and Andretti could take over the RB Cash App team.
I would imagine that was somewhere in the thoughts of Gene Haas, Lawrence Strulović, Helmut Marko, Matthew Savage, Peter Sauber etc.