![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/michael-andretti-names-f1-drivers-hed-sign-in-a-heartbeat-as-fia-consider-his-new-team/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_Christian-Horner-Michael-Andretti-23186690546046.jpg&description=Andretti is waiting to find out if he will be allowed to try to enter a team into F1 in the coming years, and has dropped a hint over the drivers he might be looking at if approved Michael Andretti pointed out two IndyCar drivers who are "ready for Formula 1 " as he sweats over the outcome of his own bid to join the sport. Andretti already runs teams in several motorsport series including IndyCar, Formula E and the Australian Supercars championship. And F1 is next on his list, having teamed up with General Motors and their Cadillac brand to bolster his bid. It remains to be seen whether his entry will be approved. The FIA has yet to make public the outcome of its expressions of interest process, which invited proposals from prospective new teams wishing to join the grid. And even if the FIA says yes, there is still the daunting task of persuading the current teams to accept a smaller slice of the F1 pie. So picking drivers for a team which does not yet exist would be somewhat premature. But Andretti has given a hint as to who he might be taking a look at if his bid is successful. He knows the IndyCar field inside and out and picked out American racer Colton Herta and 2021 title-winner Alex Palou of Spain. "I have not the slightest doubt that Alex or Colton are ready for Formula 1," said Andretti. "They have high potential. I'd put both of them in a Formula 1 car in a heartbeat. "I'm sure they can keep up. Lando [Norris] was once Colton's team-mate and they were on the same level. If you look at Lando in Formula 1 now, you know what Colton could do as well." Palou is in pole position for a second IndyCar title this year. And he already has some involvement in F1 as a reserve and test driver for McLaren, for whom he is expected to race in IndyCar next year. Herta's trophy cabinet is not quite as impressive, but he has already come within a whisker of landing an F1 seat. He was targeted by AlphaTauri to drive this year, but that plan was scuppered when the FIA refused){kind=link}
Andretti is waiting to find out if he will be allowed to try to enter a team into F1 in the coming years, and has dropped a hint over the drivers he might be looking at if approved
Michael Andretti pointed out two IndyCar drivers who are “ready for Formula 1 ” as he sweats over the outcome of his own bid to join the sport.
Andretti already runs teams in several motorsport series including IndyCar, Formula E and the Australian Supercars championship. And F1 is next on his list, having teamed up with General Motors and their Cadillac brand to bolster his bid.
It remains to be seen whether his entry will be approved. The FIA has yet to make public the outcome of its expressions of interest process, which invited proposals from prospective new teams wishing to join the grid.
And even if the FIA says yes, there is still the daunting task of persuading the current teams to accept a smaller slice of the F1 pie. So picking drivers for a team which does not yet exist would be somewhat premature.