F1 chief drops BOMBSHELL over 'IMMINENT' 11th team announcement

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F1 chief drops BOMBSHELL over 'IMMINENT' 11th team announcement

The F1 grid looks as though it will be expanding!

Sheona Mountford F1 Journalist

Motorsport journalist working in F1 since 2024.

Saturday 23 November 2024 12:57 Updated: 16:21

McLaren F1 chief Zak Brown has dropped a huge bombshell over an ‘imminent’ 11th team announcement.

In a shock twist, General Motors’ bid to join the F1 grid has gained momentum at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, where talks reportedly took place to secure their entry into the sport as the 11th team.

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General Motors’ Cadillac brand originally backed Andretti’s entry into F1. However their bid was rejected at the beginning of 2024 despite getting FIA approval.

Since then, co-founder Michael Andretti has stepped down from his role and no longer undertakes any managerial responsibility, with Dan Towriss seizing the reigns of the bid.

Michael Andretti has stepped down from leading a F1 entry bid

Dan Towriss now leads the F1 entry project

Zak Brown reveals General Motors bombshell

Towriss’ presence at the Las Vegas GP has accelerated talks over an 11th team joining the grid, with a new entry seemingly more likely than ever. General Motors plan to enter F1 as a team owner in 2026, with the aim of constructing their own power unit from 2028.

Speaking to Sky Sports during the Las Vegas GP weekend, McLaren boss Zak Brown has provided additional insight into the prospect of an 11th team joining the grid.

The 53-year-old suggested that an announcement could be ‘imminent’ and professed his excitement that a new manufacturer could join the grid.

“I know what I am hearing on the grapevine, we have not been officially told anything,” Brown said.