The chief technological officer of F1 said he is open to new teams joining but only with the guarantee that they are 'quality.'
Despite the numerous examples of past failures, that has not deterred prospective new owners from wanting a spot on the grid with the Andretti family currently working to get into the sport.but F1’s chief technological officer Pat Symonds is not concerned by that, instead he wants a focus on if the team is sustainable.
“I’d welcome new teams,” he said during a panel at Autosport International. “There’s no harm having more cars, providing they’re quality.“But the sport is incredibly successful at the moment. [With it being] successful as it is, it’s no wonder people want to get involved, because we’ve turned the sport around in the last five years from being a cost centre to a profit centre, and that’s quite something.
“From the perspective of a fan to watch a healthy Formula 1, I would say 12 teams [is ideal],” the 70-year-old said. “Teams will always vote against another team coming in, because they’ve got a budget owned by Formula One Management. “Divided by 12 will be smaller than divided by 10 and so the teams will always vote against but personally, I’d love to see 12. But they all have to be strong and they have to be close.”
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