"It basically came down to control issues in the final hours of the negotiations. "That couldn't be further from the truth," he said.
"I'd just like to put an end to some of these rumours that the deal fell through because of financial reasons," the Andretti Autosport boss told reporters after announcing rookie Devlin DeFrancesco as his latest Ind圜ar signing. motor racing entrepreneur Michael Andretti said on Thursday that "control issues" had led to the collapse of takeover talks with the owners of Sauber, who run the Alfa Romeo Formula One team.Īndretti - a former Ind圜ar champion, F1 racer and son of 1978 Formula One world champion Mario - had been in advanced talks with Sauber ahead of last month's U.S. Michael Andretti says 'control issues' killed Sauber F1 deal It's not very clear where the real resistance is, but I would say it's probably with the teams or with Liberty Media." Should Andretti's project fail and should there be no Andretti Racing Team on the grid in 2024, it would be the biggest disappointment in his racing career for the 82-year-old American.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser Andretti: "When you have agreed on one thing, the situation suddenly changes. It also seemed for a while that talks with the team bosses were going well and that it was possible to get approval from the F1 grid. "We just want to race this is our life!"Īndretti, meanwhile, already spoke to all the team bosses. After all, the idea is that the Andretti team is entering Formula One for the long term. Sometimes I can't believe that the process has to be so difficult." The American is asking to be taken seriously by the F1 organisation. You have to satisfy so many organisations. They can make it as complicated as they want. The Former Ind圜ar Champion goes on to explain the procedure: " We don't really have time for that, it's very complicated. Rejection would be biggest disappointment ever for AndrettiĪndretti doesn't sound frustrated yet, but he will be more and more so. So far I can't think of anything we haven't met." Despite the team's serious intentions and available funding, it doesn't seem to be getting off the ground any time soon. Michael and his team and I are answering questions every day and trying to meet all the conditions. We have a team on the ground in Europe and here. In the WTF1-to-1 podcast 1978 F1 World Champion Mario Andretti said, "we are actually working on it every day. Read more Berger doesn't think Ferrari will beat Red Bull: 'Long time no fight'
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