The Andretti family are hoping for the “nice Christmas present” of official confirmation that they can enter a team into F1.
Following ample speculation that the Italian-Americans were keen of overseeing an 11th pair of drivers on the grid, things took a turn in February when Mario confirmed his son Michael had submitted an official proposal to the FIA. Mario, 82, was an F1 world champion with Lotus back in 1978.
However, the family have seemingly met opposition to their bid from current F1 teams. Mercedes chief Toto Wolff has been one to opposed the idea, angering Andretti by instead saying he'd favour a manufacturer like Audi to be the next entrants.
