What you need to know about Cadillac's F1 entry - including why the Andretti name was dropped

The Race F1 Podcast

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4.6 • 942 Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Edd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm to discuss the news that Formula 1 has reached an agreement in principle with General Motors to add a GM/Cadillac team to the F1 grid in 2026. But curiously within F1's announcement, there was no mention of Andretti, the entity that started this team's bid to get onto the F1 grid. So, why have GM/Cadillac got the green light now, when the project was previously rejected? Where has the Andretti name gone? What engines will the new team use and which drivers might it sign? We shed light on all of those questions and more... Want extra podcast content and to ask questions on the show? Join The Race Members' Club on Patreon! Head to Patreon.com/therace to take advantage of our special Black Friday offer, where you can get 30% off your first month Get your 2025 calendar from The Race Shop! Black Friday deals are now live! Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You know what that is.
0:04.0	An ice cold beer.
0:07.0	What's different?
0:09.0	It's Budweiser.
0:11.0	A perfect beer for party season.
0:18.0	Best enjoyed with your best buds.
0:20.0	Cheers to that. Budweiser, like no way. Best enjoyed with your best butts.
0:22.6	Cheers to that. Budweiser, like no other.
0:25.6	Please drink responsibly.
0:26.6	For the facts, visit drinkaware.co.
0:28.6	com.
0:29.6	The Athletic. The race is on, and it's official that GM Cadillac 11th team has been given the green light by F1 for 2026, so there will be two more cars on the grid.
0:51.3	But what's changed to make it possible and is the Andretti involvement
0:54.4	what it once was? I'm Ed Straw and joining me to dissect the big news is Scott Mitchell
0:59.2	Mowell.
1:00.2	Well Scott, before I come to you, I should probably apologise for any strange background noise.
1:04.3	I've been flung out of my hotel room. They tend to do that when your reservations done. So
1:09.0	I'm in the hotel lobby. I'm actually in Austin at the moment of all places because this is kind of the return leg
1:14.1	of that flight I took for the US Grand Prix ages ago.
1:17.3	But it's relatively quiet.
1:18.3	There's a fountain.
1:19.7	There's people walking around.
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