After it became clear that the FOM decided not to allow Andretti into
Formula 1 at the moment, talks between the team and
Renault regarding a deal for a customer engine are at a standstill. So says the team boss of
Alpine F1 team to
Motorsport.comAndretti Autosport had, and still has, ambitions to add to the grid as an 11th team. The
FIA agreed, only the FOM (Formula One Management) and other
F1 teams disagreed. The team currently lacks any added value according to them. Andretti was in talks with
Renault regarding a customer engine, Renault has now put those talks on hold. They want to start negotiating again when it is 100 per cent certain that Andretti will compete in
Formula 1.
Renault deal uncertain
Bruno Famin, also team boss at Alpine in 2024, said there is no official agreement between the two parties yet: ''We had a pre-contract with Andretti and after that nothing happened. At the moment there is no question of participation, so we will have to see what the future will look like.'' Should the American ever participate in Formula 1 again, their preference is for Renault's engines. The hope lies in a collaboration with Cadillac. Although such a collaboration would only start from 2028.