Martin Brundle appeared to secure quite the scoop in his latest grid walk as he received an update on a new eleventh Formula One team.
Brundle did his thing ahead of the Miami Grand Prix and chatted to celebrities like Camila Cabello and Charlotte Tilbury.
He then grabbed a chat with motosports legend and 1978 F1 world champion Mario Andretti.
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For a while now the former Ferrari and Alfa Romeo driver is desperately trying to have his F1 team Andretti Cadillac becoming the eleventh members of the grid.
So far his attempts have been unsuccessful, with F1 chiefs feeling as though there is a lack of value in their admittance and rejecting the application in January.
However, Andretti is persistent and he laid out plans to Brundle on the grid, with 2026 looking like the realistic timeframe.
"We're working every day," he told Brundle when asked for the latest on Sky Sports' broadcast.
"We're ready to meet whatever challenge there is, just tell us what and we're in. We're preparing in every possible way and our intention is to be on the grid in 2026.
Andretti is serious about making it happen, so much that he and his team have a facility in Silverstone and have even made the decision to build a car ahead of time.
Asked if 2026 is a reasonable time to be up and running, the 84-year-old replied: "Oh, absolutely. One hundred per cent. We're working on it already, we can show you. Come to Silverstone and we'll show you!"
Officials also said Andretti's team would not be competitive enough to warrant being added to the mix, despite son Michael achieving success in Indy 500 and Formula E.
In a promising update for Andretti, 12 members of US Congress have written to Liberty Media to demand an explanation for the snub, which they believe could well "violate American antitrust laws".
Topics: Formula 1, Spotlight, Motorsport
Josh Lawless