Formula 1 has rejected Andretti’s bid to join the grid as an 11th team in the 2025 or 2026 seasons but the door remains open for 2028. F1 said it would “look differently on an application for the entry of a team into the 2028 championship with a GM power unit as either a works team or a GM customer team.
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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc says he is “pleased” to have extended his contract with the team for “several more seasons to come”. The 26-year-old made his Formula 1 debut with Sauber before signing a five-year contract after an impressive first season with the team in 2019. Monegasque Leclerc finished fifth in the drivers’ championship last season.
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Guenther Steiner has left Haas with immediate effect ahead of the 2024 F1 season after the team’s disappointing performances. Ayao Komatsu has been promoted from director of engineering to team principal ahead of the new season, the 47 year old will be charged with lifting the team off the bottom of the Constructors’ Championship.
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