Andretti invests heavily in state-of-the-art wind tunnel facility amidst hopes of future entry into F1

McLaren used the Cologne facility for a period of 12 years but recently, the Andretti group has acquired exclusive rights to use the facility.

The overall building comprises two continuous steel belt rolling road tunnels that can operate at a maximum speed of 70 meters per second. Moreover, both are capable of up to 60% model testing, with one equipped for a full-size car.

The Andretti-Cadillac group feels they can field a competitive car in F1

While Michael Andretti and Cadillac are pushing flat-out in a bid to secure an F1 entry in the upcoming years, they genuinely believe that they can field a competitive car if given the opportunity.

Moreover, in the recent past, a spokesperson of General Motors (Cadillac) after the F1 rejection said, as reported by The Associated Press:

We do believe between Andretti and Cadillac that we have got the capability of fielding a competitive entry. Obviously, (Formula One Management) made their statement, and we have asked for a follow up meeting with FOM and so we will work through that.

Michael Andretti and company are extremely serious about making their presence known in F1. However, despite their push, they have hit roadblock after roadblock and as things stand, there have been no developments regarding their F1 push on the part of the FOM.

F1 has 10 teams currently competing in it, and it has been deemed by several people as the ideal number. They feel that there is no need to add new teams onto the grid, but keeping in view how determined the Andretti-Cadillac partnership is regarding an entry, who knows, they might be able to secure one by the time 2026 comes around. It is the year when the next set of regulation changes are set to kick in.