FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem has confirmed that he has asked his team to launch Expressions of Interest for new teams to enter the FIA Formula One world championship.
I have asked my @FIA team to look at launching an Expressions of Interest process for prospective new teams for the FIA @F1 World Championship
— Mohammed Ben Sulayem (@Ben_Sulayem) January 2, 2023
The news comes at a time when Andretti Autosport are extremely interested in joining the Formula One grid.
The Michael Andretti-owned organisation has the funding in place and are building a state of the art facility in Fishers, Indianapolis for their racing operations.
Paddock Eye understands that Michael Andretti is close to concluding a deal to enter Formula One.
Andretti Autosport competes in the NTT IndyCar Series, FIA Formula E, Extreme E and IMSA in partnership with Wayne Taylor Racing.
It will be interesting to see what happens in the coming months.