Recent reports suggest that American racing team Andretti Autosport could win a controlling stake in the Alfa Romeo F1 team, with negotiations reportedly at a very advanced stage. They say a final announcement could be made in a few weeks.
If the deal goes through, Andretti would add another series to its portfolio that would include IndyCar, Indy Lights, IMSA, Formula E, Supercars Championship and Extreme E. Why might the team just want to be the second US team? in Formula 1 on the grid, well, it probably has a lot to do with the rule changes over the next year, which are expected to level the playing field between teams.
“I can’t say anything because it’s not in my parameters,” said Alfa Romeo F1 team principal and CEO Fred Vasseur. “These kinds of discussions are not with me, but with the shareholders. We have so many rumors and so on.” that you have to put the question to the company’s shareholders. “
Such a deal could result in Alfa Romeo either leaving the sport or going through a rebranding that would end up with some sort of Andretti Alfa Romeo team powered by Ferrari. Speaking of which, the Scuderia is also the official engine supplier to Haas F1, which means we could have two different US-owned teams using the same powertrain – not bad from a competitive standpoint.
According to Autosport, any deal for Andretti to take over Alfa Romeo could also mean that IndyCar front-runner Colton Herta may switch to Formula 1 in the long term once he has earned enough F1 super license points. If Herta moves to Formula 1, that could in turn open the door for Andretti’s Indy Lights champion Kyle Kirkwood to join the IndyCar team full-time.
As you can see, there are a lot of ifs and buts here so we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.
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