In addition to Formula 1, Andretti wants to join F2 and F3
Michael Andretti has promised that his team would also be present in the junior Formula 2 and Formula 3 categories if his Formula 1 entry project succeeded.
The owner of the IndyCar stable, Andretti, has never hidden his desire to secure a spot on the F1 grid and launched a new proposition in collaboration with American automotive giants, General Motors, through their Cadillac brand in January.
The response from Formula 1 has been largely lukewarm, causing a division between those who hope to see more teams in the pits and the existing teams who fear having a smaller share of the pie if a new team arrives.
Andretti, the former McLaren Grand Prix driver and son of 1978 world champion Mario, promises a presence that extends beyond F1, with teams in F2 and F3 aimed at training the next generation of drivers.
Before the Grand Prix of Miami last weekend, he declared to Racer Media: “We will be setting up in England, where the Formula 1 team’s engineering workshop will be located.”
« If the agreement with F1 materializes, I also want to be involved in Formula 3 and Formula 2, he explains. « I want to have control over the development of our drivers within the system, as we will then know what kind of equipment they have access to and how they are treated.
Accustomed to success in the junior category of IndyCar, Andretti, 60 years old, is passionate about the development of young talents.
A training focused on pilots’ performance
Frustrated by the growing influence of so-called “pay drivers” in the world of motor racing, Andretti insists that all drivers who go through his F2 and F3 system will be chosen based solely on their talent.
“It’s difficult to judge the drivers who are climbing the ranks there,” he explains. “Because if someone has a big wallet, they are treated better than a guy who has more talent, but that’s not how we do things in our teams.”
It is a goal that I want to achieve over there.
