Michael Andretti is making a fresh attempt to join Formula 1 by bidding to enter a new team, according to his father, 1978 world champion Mario Andretti.
“Michael has applied to the FIA to field a new F1 team starting in 2024,” he announced in a social media post on Friday. “His entry, Andretti Global, has the resources and checks every box. He is awaiting the FIA’s determination.”
Michael Andretti came close to agreeing a deal to take over Sauber, which runs Alfa Romeo’s Formula 1 team, in October last year. The parties came close to an agreement, but according to the IndyCar team boss “at the 11th hour control issues changed and it was a deal we had to step away from because we couldn’t accept it.”
Andretti previously lodged a bid to take over the Force India team when its assets were sold in 2018, and eventually purchased by Lawrence Stroll, who later rebranded it as Aston Martin.
His father’s post indicates he is now seeking to join the grid by forming a new…