How Andretti’s F1 plans are pushing ahead – even after being rejected
SILVERSTONE, UK — When Mario Andretti talks, you listen. “There’s nothing like winning in somebody else’s sandbox, where they have their own rules.” It was a fitting anecdote and sentiment on a day that was the latest major milestone for Andretti Global in its push to reach F1 – a sandbox it remains focused on joining even in light of its rejection for 2025 or 2026 at the end of January. Michael Andretti said part of the conversations with F1 was to show “we’re not dividing up the pie, we’re just helping make the pie bigger” for the whole sport, helping further the recent boom in American interest by bringing in U.S.-based sponsors and partners. “I think with what we’re doing, we can really open it up a lot more and make it more lucrative, not just for us, but for the whole series.” Andretti F1 opened its new facility in Silverstone, U.K., last week. “A lot of the time there are criticisms like, ‘they don’t understand what it takes,’” Dan Towriss, Andretti Global’s co-owner, told The Athletic.
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