'It’s not a problem to share the cake if the cake is bigger...'
Toto Wolff: New engine supplier makes 11th team debate ‘a completely different game’Toto Wolff said he is happy to “share the cake if the cake is bigger” in reference to other teams joining Formula 1.
As the sport’s popularity has grown, there has been an increasing number of constructors wanting in on the act. The Andretti Group has been, so far unsuccessfully, trying to enter F1 since last year while both Audi and Porsche are working on making their way in with the former confirming they will enter 2026 as an engine constructor.
Audi want more though and have been working to purchase the Sauber team while Porsche up until recently looked to have a deal with Red Bull for a 50-50 partnership but thatIt is Andretti though who has had a harder time with their pleas repeatedly falling on death ears from the FIA and the F1 teams.and argued that while it is a big name that could attract even more US viewers, it would also lessen the current teams’ value as they would be forced to share their winnings with an extra team.
For the first time, Wolff has conceded some ground in the fight and said that if a team like Andretti were to agree a deal withCurrently there are four engine suppliers who service all of the teams. Mercedes powers Williams and McLaren as well their own car, Red Bull Powertrain engines are in the Red Bull and AlphaTauri cars, Ferrari supply themselves, Haas and Alfa Romeo while Renault make their own engines for the Alpine team.