Michael Andretti fell short in his bid last fall to purchase the Sauber team when negotiations fell apart over control of the organization. His boss, meanwhile, awaits word on his request to start a Formula One team (which would be known as Andretti Global) and bring a true American team to the grid. Instead, the 22-year-old Californian is headed to the inaugural Miami Grand Prix as a spectator. Indeed, Michael Andretti also reported last week that negotiations were going well, but that they were not sharing everything with the press out of respect for the FIA's conduct.If things had gone according to the F1 plan for Michael Andretti, Colton Herta would be in Miami preparing for the fifth Formula One race of his career. With this latest update from Mario Andretti, things look even more positive. Key personnel have also been briefed, but are still on standby to start building the car and the team immediately if Andretti is allowed to compete in F1. As a result, almost everything is in place. We have talks with the FIA and I can say that a lot of progress is being made.'Īndretti says he has spent the past year simply working on the F1 project as if the green light was already there. Because so much has been prepared, Andretti hopes to enter F1 as early as 2024: 'The sooner we can start, the better. For instance, it has been decided that Andretti F1 will keep its headquarters in the United States and build the car from there, but the executive F1 team will be based in the UK close to the other F1 teams. Many plans have already been made and a lot of preparatory work has been done. You will see we have a good plan.' Read more Andretti hopes for 'Christmas present' from F1: 'We are very close to a deal' Silence around Andretti is promising: 'Full on behind the scenes' Andretti is making a lot of progress We tried to buy an existing team, but those opportunities don't seem so clear anymore. In conversation with the American updates everyone on the latest developments: 'Currently, we have already lost a few opportunities. Michael Andretti will lead the team, but F1 world champion and great racing driver Mario Andretti will undoubtedly have a lot to do with the team.

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