Michael Andretti sees that his chances for an F1 entry have increased following a restructuring, with Dan Towriss now leading the GM-backed team.

One scenario has GM with Cadillac spending 2026 and 2027 as a F1 customer team before bringing its own powerplants in 2028.

United States car maker General Motors is closing in on an entry to Formula 1 as a team owner in 2026. Senior sources say that a GM-branded team is moving closer to securing an entry as an 11th team on the grid. The move comes out of the failure of the American Andretti organisation’s attempt to gain a place on the F1 grid this year.

A spokesperson for F1 declined to comment when approached by Mirror Sport, though it is understood talks have progressed between chiefs and the Andretti-Cadillac project

General Motors is edging toward securing a place on the Formula One grid as early as 2026 when the field could expand to 11 teams.

Andretti could not get approval from F1 to enter. But the situation changed in September when he reduced his role with his namesake organization.

Momentum has reportedly shifted in the GM / Andretti team's favor, nearly a year after the initial rejection of the team's plan to join as an 11th F1 team.

A decision on the status of Andretti and their participation in Formula 1 could be made in the coming weeks, with a substantial increase in the chances of acceptance coming as a result of a restructuring within Andretti Global that meant Michael Andretti was put into a smaller role within the organisation.