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F1 has officially announced General Motors/Cadillac's entry as Formula 1's 11th team for the 2026 season. That brings to an end what has been a multiple-year back-and-forth of getting another team on the grid amidst some stern opposition from the FOM and the incumbent teams.
The entity at the forefront of it was Andretti, as the American brand wanted to find a place on the F1 grid since 2020 but failed to accomplish it. It first began with a failed bid to buy Sauber in 2020 and was followed by very public lobbying and opposition against Andretti getting a slot as the 11th team.
The vocal opposition came from incumbent teams like Mercedes, Red Bull, and others. As Toto Wolff explained over the last few years, the opposition was a result of the Andretti brand not being big enough to bring additional value to the sport, which would justify a reduced percentage of the revenue every team would incur with an 11th participant.
