At this wee♐kend’s F1 United States Grand Prix, Andretti Autosports owner Michael Andretti is talking up his bid to become the 11th team on the grid.

He has FIA support and his bid currently is at the mercy of the current 10 F1 teams, who have appeared resistant so far, yet he is optimistic of becoming the ser🌜ies’ only US-b🦩ased team from 2025.

Asked about a realistic dr🐼iver target for their entry, Andretti told Sky: “Obviously we’ve spoken ♊a lot about Colton.

“Colton is definitely at the top of ourꦡ list. But obviously we have the points problem so we have to see how he does in the IndyCar championship, to hopefully get enough points to have a superlicence.”

The American IndyCar driver was heavily linked with a full-time switch to F1 last year, until his hopes were dashed bꦡy a lack of superlicence points.

Andretti also have their eye on more established F1 ♛driver🎐s.

“But then we’ve talked about a few others, as well, that do qual🔴ify💃,” he insisted.

“The goa♏l is to have at least one American in the🌠 car. Then an experienced driver in the other car to help mentor that.”

He only named one Ame📖rican driver, it was pointed out…

“I know,” Andretti teased.

Logan Sargeant, currently in his rookie year with Williams, is F1’s only Americaℱn driver this season.