The pinnacle of Formulation One’s governing physique on Sunday strongly supported a proposed new Andretti Cadillac all-American group and mentioned he was shocked by “hostile response” to the plan.

Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s feedback on Twitter hinted at a row brewing between the president of the Worldwide Car Federation (FIA) and Formulation One’s business rights holders Liberty Media and groups.

“It’s stunning that there was some hostile response to the @Cadillac and @FollowAndretti information,” Ben Sulayem wrote.

“The @FIA has accepted the entries of smaller, profitable organisations lately. We ought to be encouraging potential F1 entries from world producers like @GM and thoroughbred racers like Andretti and others.

“Curiosity from groups in progress markets provides variety and broadens @F1’s attraction”.

Formulation One issued a lukewarm response on Thursday to the announcement that Michael Andretti’s Andretti International and Normal Motors model Cadillac have been becoming a member of forces in a bid to develop into the game’s eleventh group.

A Formulation One spokesman mentioned then that any new entrant needed to be agreed by each F1 and the FIA and could be assessed “by all of the related stakeholders”.

Formulation One’s chief government Stefano Domenicali, a former Ferrari boss, mentioned final September that increasing past 10 groups was “not a precedence”.

A senior group determine informed Reuters on Friday {that a} “robust majority” of the groups have been towards increasing the grid and diluting the share of revenues.

The identical determine additionally recommended the Normal Motors involvement was extra of a “badging train” than a full producer dedication and the $200 million entry charge, to compensate the opposite groups, was too little on present valuation.

“The worth of Formulation One is that it is a restricted quantity of franchises and we do not need to dilute that worth by simply including groups,” Mercedes group boss Toto Wolff mentioned throughout final Might’s Miami Grand Prix.

Ben Sulayem has mentioned the governing physique is exploring the expressions of curiosity course of and would offer an replace quickly.

The method will comply with strict protocols and take a number of months, with insiders saying that even when accepted a brand new group wouldn’t be capable to enter earlier than 2026 on the earliest.