Renault ready to resume Andretti talks if F1 entry is granted
Renault says it will resume talks with Andretti Global and General Motors regarding a technical partnership if the team is granted an entry into Formula 1.
The FIA approved Andretti Global’s application in October, with GM confirming in November that it intends to become a full power unit supplier in F1 from 2028 onwards. While there is currently no agreement in place with Formula One Management (FOM) that would allow Andretti to join as a new team, its intention was to be on the grid in either 2025 or ’26, meaning a power unit supply deal would be required initially, something Alpine Motorsports vice president Bruno Famin says is still on the cards.
“We are talking to Andretti and to General Motors,” Famin said. “If they have an entry, we are happy to resume the talks. For the time being, it’s a bit on standby, and not due to us, it’s because the length of the process is much longer than expected, first on the FIA side -- the FIA took much more time to answer than they said in the beginning.
“Now the ball is on the Formula 1 side. If they have an entry, we are happy to discuss with Andretti. What I said last time is that we had a pre-contract; the pre-contract has expired. Factually, right now, we don’t have any legal commitment with them.
“But we are happy to talk with them and see what we can do together. If they have an entry, it’s because they will have demonstrated they will bring a lot of added value to Formula 1, and that the value of the championship and the teams will not be diluted due to that.”
FOM has not put a timeframe on when it might take a decision on Andretti’s entry bid, with RACER understanding the requested anti-dilution fee could be revisited as part of new Concorde Agreement discussions first. While continuing with car development, Andretti’s hopes of being on the grid in 2025 mean it would have abide by the FIA Financial Regulations from this week onwards.
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Chris Medland
While studying Sports Journalism at the University of Central Lancashire, Chris managed to talk his way into working at the British Grand Prix in 2008 and was retained for three years before joining ESPN F1 as Assistant Editor. After three further years at ESPN, a spell as F1 Editor at Crash Media Group was followed by the major task of launching F1i.com’s English-language website and running it as Editor. Present at every race since the start of 2014, he has continued building his freelance portfolio, working with international titles. As well as writing for RACER, his broadcast work includes television appearances on F1 TV and as a presenter and reporter on North America's live radio coverage on SiriusXM.
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