Stop telling Andretti to buy an existing F1 team when nobody is up for sale

The Andretti family may have thought FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem was their greatest ally, but even he now appears to have turned on the.

An Auto Motor und Sport report at the time claimed the Swedish billionaire Finn Rausing wanted to not only receive a buy-in fee but also a paid-upfront $50 million-per-year package for five years to ensure the F1 team could hit the budget cap – but even these were terms that Andretti were willing to meet.

Where next then? Sauber is off the market now and Haas have reiterated they are not for sale while Williams are not going to sell up anytime soon. Even Red Bull’s sister team RB have long-term goals they want to reach and do not think the time is right to sell. The second part of Ben Sulayem’s statement is just as baffling. He suggested some teams needed to be “refreshed” before going on to contradict himself by saying F1 “should have more teams. But not any teams. The right teams.” So we are guessing the FIA process Andretti passed last year does not make them the right team?

The argument so often used against Andretti is that they do not bring extra value to the sport but what value has Stake brought this year? What market have they unlocked? What competitiveness have they brought?

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