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McLaren CEO Zak Brown has slammed Mercedes and Red Bull over their reluctance to support the idea of a new Andretti Global team joining Formula One in the near future. Team owner Michael Andretti has been looking to enter into the sport for some time and is keen on moving onto the grid for the start of the 2024 season.

The 59-year-old has already outlined his plans to the FIA after failing in his attempts to buy out Haas, Williams and Alfa Romeo in recent years.

Andretti has now settled on the possibility of starting a new team from scratch and is believed to be keen on fielding an American driver in F1 for the first time since Alexander Rossi in 2015.

He managed to secure a formal agreement with Renault to supply power units earlier this month, with the FIA now the only obstacle left to overcome in his bid to rubber-stamp the team's participation in 2024.

However,