F1 prepares to celebrate the return to the United States in Austin, Texas following the forced absence of 2020 due to the pandemic. The appointment at the Circuit of the Americas is home to Liberty Media and the stars and stripes weekend could turn out to be a real party also due to a potential ad which would certainly send American motor enthusiasts into raptures. Over the past few weeks, rumors have become more and more insistent about a strong interest on the part of Michael Andretti ready to take over the ownership of the Alfa Romeo Sauber team.
According to what our editorial staff gathered, Michael Andretti – son of Mario world champion with Lotus in 1978 and now owner of Andretti Autosport – today he was spotted in Hinwil, Sauber headquarters, which since 2018 has brought the Alfa Romeo brand back to the track as title sponsor. The deadlines for closing a potentially complex negotiation are tight, but the fact that F1 is expected in Texas starting from Thursday combined with Andretti’s presence in Switzerland today are two easily connected coincidences.
The figures at stake are staggering – we are talking about 350 million dollars – and moreover, Alfa Romeo Sauber is also the only team still with a steering wheel for 2022. The Chinese Guan Yu Zhou seemed the big favorite, but the China’s push is certainly less effective now that the officialization of the 2022 calendar has sanctioned the absence of the Shanghai stage. Oscar Piastri, flagship of the Renault academy, has repeatedly admitted that he has little chance of finding space in F1 in Alfa Romeo. The great ace up his sleeve that Michael Andretti already has in his deck is the one caught in the eyes of Liberty Media: Colton Herta, the youngest driver to win a race in Indycar. The 2000 class does not yet have enough points to obtain the Super License, but an Alfa Romeo-Andretti with Colton Herta at the wheel alongside Valtteri Bottas in 2022 could be more than just an American Dream.
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