'Who is really running this show?' Martin Brundle predicts FIA-F1 'head-to-head' after Andretti rejection

Legendary commentator Martin Brundle ha🌸s given his vie൩w on F1 rejecting Andretti's bid to become the 11th team in 2025.

Michael Andretti with FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
Michael Andretti with FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.

Sky Sports F1 commentator Martin Brundle believes F1’s decision to re🍰ject Andretti’s bid to become the 11th team will likely result in even more tension with the FIA.

On Wednesday afternoon, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 announced they had rejected Andretti’s bid to join the grid from 2025.

F1 cited concerns that Andretti wouldn’t♍ be competitive enough 𓂃nor would they bring enough “value” to the sport.

It wasn’t too surprising given the majority of F1 teams voiced their disapproval of Andretti, and questioned what ♌they could bring to the sport.

Andretti’s failed bid alꦉso puts into question F1 - who rejected it - and the FIA (F1’s governing body) who initially approved the application.

Brundle gave his thoughts on the situation when sp🎐eaking Sky Sports News.

“This does put the FIA, the regulator, head to head with F1 management and Liberty Media - the financial rights holders because the FIA said yes, F1 have said no to what they often refer꧑ to in that document that has just come out as an 11th team rather than Andretti,” Brundle said.

“This is a bigger picture of a head to head now between F1 and the FIA as to who is reaꦏlly r꧙unning this show . I think the commercial rights holders have a big sway in that.

“Of course they can squeeze another team into the pit lane pretty much everywhere we go🥂. There’s also some hospitality in the pit lane but teams don’t want to share their money out 11 ways instead of 10 and nor do F1. So as 🔥ever, money is a big part of this as well.

“Could we get 11 teams in there if we really wa🤪nted to? Yes of course we could.”

Brundle conceded that from his personaℱl point of view, he’d have liked to havಞe seen an 11th team given that the top teams have locked in their marquee drivers for the coming years.

“As an F1 fan, as a commentator, I would love there to be an 11th team, and indeed a 12th team on the grid, not least because drivers𓂃 like Verstappen, Leclerc, Lando Norris and George Russell at Mercedes have signed up for a very long time to stay in the same teams.

“🔜The calendar is fairly mature these days going 𒅌forward. It will be quite exciting to see that.”

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