Michael Andretti will not be a part of the 11th F1 team but his father Mario will.

Mario, the former Formula 1 champion, will be on the board of directors for the General Motors-backed Cadillac team who have the green light to e🍷nter the grid from 2♏026.

Michael, who starteℱd the process hoping for an Andretti-branded ꦉteam, stepped down from his senior role in the project before it got the go-ahead.

Mario told about his son’s exit: “There were a lot of things going on, but it happened. It may have made it look like that was t🤡he key factor; but it wasn't.

“One way or another, he might've stepped aside a little ꦆbit more about the day-to-day situation with ℱthem, so we’re not losing a beat anywhere by going forward here.”

Micꦛhael Andretti got FIA approval but was not welcomed by the exis𓆉ting 10 teams.

Those team📖s have since accepted the Cadillac pr🐻oposal without Michael’s involvement.

: “It’s not the Andretti team name, but for us, that’s still okay, because the ultimate objective was accomplished. 

"We’re putting a true Ameri🔜can team on the grid, and Michael can take a lot of credit for being part of that.”

The door was left ajar for General Motors to enter F1, and they will now do so with Cadillacﷺ.

Althou𒈔gh they will enter in 2026, they will need an engine supplier at first. Ferrari appear to be well-placed to make their engines.

But the new project has vowed to become an engine ♊manufacturer, and a full works team, by 2030.

They will join Haas as the only⛄ US-based F1 teams.