Andretti cracking on while awaiting FIA decision

Michael Andretti says he is pressing on to develop a new Formula 1 team despite having been left hanging by the FIA.

The 59-year-old American, who raced in F1 for McLaren in 1993, wants to enter an Andretti Global team from the 2024 season.

The project would be the cherry on the cake of all the other enterprises in which Andretti is involved, covering IndyCar and two of its development series, Formula E, Extreme E, Australian Supercars and American endurance racing.

In trying to become the 11th team in the pit lane, the son of Mario Andretti, the 1978 F1 World Champion, has applied to the FIA but is still awaiting a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ verdict.

In the meantime, he is cracking on with his plans in the hope the answer is in the affirmative – having said last month he felt F1 teams were warming to his proposal after initial scepticism.

Michael has applied to the FIA to field a new F1 team starting in 2024. His entry, Andretti Global, has the resources and checks every box. He is awaiting the FIA's determination.

— Mario Andretti (@MarioAndretti) February 18, 2022

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“While we are waiting, we are doing a lot of work behind the scenes, we are preparing for it, because we have to start,” Andretti