The FIA Is Looking for a Chinese Manufacturer for Formula 1 and Reveals Contacts with BYD to Enter with Its Own Team

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The president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA), Mohammed ben Sulayem, has confirmed that Formula 1 needs a Chinese car manufacturer in the face of the growth of this market, but has insisted that the current regulation will not be affected by its arrival. As the former pilot has pointed out at an organized breakfast ... Continue reading "The FIA seeks a Chinese manufacturer for Formula 1 and reveals contacts with BYD to enter wit…

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Could Formula 1 soon host a twelfth team? FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem doesn't rule out this possibility, while Chinese manufacturers are increasingly interested in joining the championship with their own team. However, the Emirati leader warned that any new candidate will have to accept the rules and conditions set by the FIA and Formula 1 without any specific changes to the regulations to meet his (...)

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Mohammed Ben Sulayem admitted that the FIA will be able to open a new process of expression of interest for a 12th Formula 1 team, pointing to China as the main target. However, the president of the federation made it clear that there is no immediate need at this time to increase the grid and that any Chinese candidacy [...] The post Ben Sulayem opened the Chinese team at F1 and already spoke with BYD first appeared on AutoSport.