Andretti Global Opens New F1 Facility at Silverstone

Michael Andretti and Andretti Global's bid to join Formula 1 may have been slowed, but it's not been stopped.

Today at Silverstone in the U.K., Andretti Global formally opened a new facility that the team says is "the next stage of its preparations to enter the FIA Formula 1 World Championship."

Andretti's years-long bid to join the F1 grid hit a road block on January 31 when F1 announced that it had turned down Andretti and instead invited the organization to re-apply for admission to F1 for 2028. Reasons for the rejection included that F1 wanted Andretti to have it's own engine deal—Cadillac has announced plans to enter F1 with Andretti as a manufacturer as early as 2028—and F1 was concerned that Andretti would not be able to field a competitive entry out off the blocks.

Today, Andretti took the next steps in its F1 journey with the opening of a 48,000-square-foot facility at the famed Silverstone race complex in the U.K.