An additional Formula 1 team being 📖welcomed to the grid have “subst🉐antially increased”, according to .

Andretti’s long-running battle to join F1 as its 11th team could be approved in “the comin꧒g weekဣs”, the report claims.

The majority owner of the Andretti organisation, Dan Towriss, is at the F1 Las V🧔egas ▨Grand Prix this weekend as talks hot up.

Andretti’s chances of joining F1 have impꦍroved after a company restructure lessened the role of Michael Andretti, the son of ex-F1 champion Mario Andretti, AP report.

“Taജlks have amplꦆified” since his role was downgraded, the report reads.

Now, without Michael Andretti ♌as its lea🐷der, the team could be branded as General Motors - the company who back Andretti currently.

Cadillac co🅰uld become the engine partner for 2026.

Vegas is a 🧸major date in the F1 calendar, returning after its much-anticipated comeback a year ago, as the sport expands into America.

But only one team, Haas, are US-backed.

However, Andretti still failed to gain approval from the existing 10 F1 teams when they atte🉐mpted to enter the championshi💖p earlier this year.

That is despite the FIA approving their entry.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff was asked about this apparent change of✃ stance towards an 11th F1 team.

Wolff told Associated Press: “We have an obligation, a statutory obligation as directors, to present the standpoint that is the best fo♐r our compan💙y and for our employees, and we’ve done that.

“I think if a team can add to the championship, part💛icularly if GM decides to come in as a team owner, that is a different story.

“And as long as it is creative, that means we’re growing the popularity of the sport, we’re growing the revenue of the sp♎ort, then no team will be ever against it. So 🎀I’m putting my hope in there.

“No one from Andretti or Andretti Global or whatever the name will be has ever s𝔉poken to me a single sentence in presentation of what the creative part is.

“But they don’t need to because 𓃲the te⛎ams don’t decide. It is the commercial rights holder, with the FIA, we have no say.

“If I waꦍnt to be invited to a party and go to the party, I’m sitting down at the table and tellin🅷g who I am and why I’m really good fun and sitting here and everybody will enjoy my presence.

“That ൲hasn’t happened, but you know, that’s now my personal point of view, not a professional, because there’s nothing we can do, nothꦬing we can say.

“And I don’t know the people. I’ve obviously spoken to Mario. I didn’t speak to his son. I didn’t speak to any other people that are behind that. I don’t kn🐷ow who they are. So I know GM,🌊 GM is great.”