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Originally Posted by Captain Ahab Jr

F1 moves fast, Hamilton to Ferrari rumour and just like that Andretti are yesterday's news

I share your disappointment about Andretti as I really wanted their bid to be approved but having given the decision quite a bit of thought think it was the right call

Don't flame me on this but running as a customer team at the top of a spec. series like Indy or IMSA is nowhere near the challenge of competing at the bottom level of F1

Andretti just haven't got the quality and quantity of engineering resource to design 2025 and 2026 new rules cars in parallel

Various statements Andretti have put out just shout out they've not grasped the enormity of the challenge of F1

I think by FOM leaving the door open for a 2028 entry is actually a good call as it gives both Andretti and GM a more realistic timescale to arrive on the F1 grid and not make a fool of themselves and the F1 brand

Maybe FOM are protecting Andretti from their own over ambitious confidence as much as protecting F1 from diluting their own brand

Just my thoughts from knowing a little about successfully competing in F1

This is the first time I have read thoughts in support of the decision that make sense to me. It will be interesting to see how Andretti proceeds from here. I hope it does not get litigious and ugly.