System 1 rejected Andretti Autosports’ bid to hitch as an eleventh staff yesterday in an extended, and at instances insulting, assertion. It stated that Andretti wouldn’t convey worth to the championship and does not imagine the staff can be aggressive. So in fact Andretti-Cadillac issued an official response:
“Andretti Cadillac has reviewed the knowledge System One Administration Restricted has shared and strongly disagree with its contents. Andretti and Cadillac are two profitable international motorsports organizations dedicated to inserting a real American works staff in F1, competing alongside the world’s greatest. We’re pleased with the numerous progress we now have already made on growing a extremely aggressive automobile and energy unit with an skilled staff behind it, and our work continues at tempo.
“Andretti Cadillac would also like to acknowledge and thank the fans who have expressed their support.”
On a extra private stage, System 1 world champion Mario Andretti weighed in.
“I’m devastated. I won’t say anything else because I can’t find any other words besides devastated,” he wrote in a tweet.
Regardless of the rejection, Andretti-Cadillac’s assertion reveals that the staff is constant to work on its automobile. The Athletic reported earlier this yr that Andretti already employed 120 individuals devoted to the trouble, with 50 of these being GM staff engaged on the ability unit. Wind tunnel testing for the 2025 automobile has been ongoing, and although GM’s powertrain would not be finished till 2028, the staff has reportedly been working with Renault to area an engine of their automobile earlier than then.
As of now, although, it is unclear if Andretti-Cadillac will ever see the grid of an F1 race. System 1 left the opportunity of a 2028 entry open as soon as the Cadillac powertrain is a part of the equation, however there is no assure that Andretti’s bid can be accepted then.