General Motors believes that, between Andretti and Cadillac, it has the “capability of fielding a competitive entry” in Formula 1 despite the first rejection.
On January 31st, Formula 1 rejected GM’s bid to join the sport. However, the performance and motorsport vice president Jim Campbell shared that the project was still ongoing and nothing was over yet.
Despite the first rejection of a possible entry in 2025 or 2026, GM could still join Formula 1 when Cadillac will start producing its own power units in 2028.
“In terms of our application with Andretti, we feel great,” said Campbell.
“The FIA studied it against other applicants and then gave our application a vote of confidence and approval.
“So obviously the FOM made their statement, and we have asked for a follow-up meeting with FOM, and so we will work through that. We do believe between Andretti and Cadillac that we have the capability of fielding a competitive entry.
“We are not saying that it is easy, but we do between our two organizations have examples in our history of where we have been successful in other motorsports categories, and that is true of Cadillac and Andretti.”
Moreover, Campbell also revealed that the team is still working on the future F1 car, hinting that entering the sport might not be such a difficult task to achieve.
“With that said, our joint teams are continuing to develop our car at pace. So, that is where we are at.”