Formula 1: Adding teams 'not a priority' says Stefano Domenicali

Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali says that adding new teams to the grid is not a priority for the sport as things stand.

F1 is going through a huge period of growth with lots of interest from sponsors and venues who want to join the championship.

Indeed, it’s about as popular as it has ever been and, indeed, there appears to be growing interest from potential teams and manufacturers in joining the series.

Audi will be arriving as engine manufacturers with the sport revealing its new regulations around power units for 2026 earlier this year, whilst there’s also talk of them taking over one of the teams at some point.

Porsche have also been heavily linked with involvement in some capacity, though their potential collaboration for Red Bull is now off of the table.

Could we see extra teams on the grid to make for more than 20 cars starting a race, though? Domenicali says that that is not currently a priority for the sport:

“As always, you need to be balanced,” he said via Sky.

“You need to see all the things that are around the table. Having more drivers… at the end of the day there is always a limit at which you can go.

“Adding one or two, you may open up some driving seats. But we need to also have the right dimension in what is successful for the sport.

“I think in that respect there is the evaluation of the sustainability of the team, the evaluation of not being too crowded with that. So I would say in terms of priority, it is not really a need for Formula 1 today.”

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