last May. He claimed that the value of the sport was in its exclusivity, and that the sport shouldn’t dilute its own value by adding teams.
Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali, meanwhile, said in September that expanding the paddock beyond 10 teams was “not a priority.” This all appears to conflict, though, with Ben Sulayem’s vision for the sport. On Sunday, the official wrote that “it is surprising that there has been some adverse reaction” to the Cadillac and Andretti announcement. He added that smaller teams have joined the sport in the past, and that stakeholders “should be encouraging prospective F1 entries from global manufacturers like @GM and thoroughbred racers like Andretti and others.”
Reuter’s nameless source, though, accused Cadillac’s interest in the sport of largely being a “branding exercise.” With the formal process for expressions of interest not even having opened yet, this is a rocky start for Andretti Global and GM.