[Noah930]

I tried to read that thread. Somehow, the word/letter spacing on my end made it really difficult to do so.

But the gist was that F1 wants teams to "add value.' By that, F1 expects the new team to challenge for wins and podiums. Great idea, but realistically only 3 or 4 of the current teams challenge for podiums, meaning over half the grid does not. And it's not like F1 relegates those other crappy 6 teams to F3 or karting.

The report cited that the regs change from 2025-2026. To have a new constructor make one car for 2025, and then have to make an entirely different car for 2026 would be difficult.

The lack of GM stepping in as an immediate engine (sorry Power Unit) supplier was a negative.
But then the report conceded that simultaneously introducing a new chassis and new PU would also be difficult for "adding value."

But the report also cited that Andretti's plans to use an existing PU supplier, but then the planned switch to another would also be quite challenging in terms of the first PU supplier and intellectual property.

All true, but it's not like any of these aren't issues that couldn't have been raised last year, when Andretti first filed their application. I mean, why would F1 even open up the possibility of introducing new teams (and 3 others applied, too), if these were the stumbling blocks?