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Zak Brown Highlights Crucial Concern Amid 12th F1 Team Rumors
Highlights
- Formula 1 added 11th team, Cadillac, this season.
- BYD, Chinese electric car firm, exploring F1 involvement.
- BYD executives met F1 CEO Domenicali at Monaco GP.
- BYD also held talks with Red Bull’s Christian Horner.
- McLaren CEO Brown cites pit lane space as concern.
- FIA and F1 management will decide on 12th team.
Formula 1 expanded to 11 teams with Cadillac this season. A 12th entry is now under discussion, with Chinese EV giant BYD exploring a route onto the grid. McLaren chief Zak Brown has weighed in.
BYD’s vice-president, Stella Li, met Stefano Domenicali during the Monaco Grand Prix. She also held talks in Cannes with Christian Horner, underscoring the company’s exploratory intent.
Options appear open: a new team, a partnership with an existing outfit, or a future power unit program. None are confirmed, and timelines remain fluid.
Brown accepts he had not focused on a 12th entry until recently. His primary concern is practical: pit-lane and garage capacity at several circuits are already near limits.
BYD executives met Stefano Domenicali during the Monaco GP to discuss F1 options.
He stresses the decision sits with the FIA and Formula 1 Management, not competitors. Any newcomer must protect the championship’s competitive balance and economic sustainability.
Zak Brown warns pit-lane capacity is a potential blocker at multiple venues.
Brown adds he holds no vote and no fixed position. If authorities deem a 12th team beneficial, expansion should follow. If not, the grid stays at 11.
The evaluation spans logistics, freight, paddock space, and broadcaster operations. Technical integration, especially around any power unit supply, would add further complexity.
For BYD, each pathway carries cost-cap and resource implications through the next rules cycle. Attention also turns to the 2026 season, when wider changes reshape the competitive order.
Any 12th entry depends on FIA and F1 Management approving a sustainable sporting and commercial case.
For now, on-track priorities dominate. Under Andrea Stella, McLaren focuses on performance gains while monitoring governance debates that could alter F1’s team landscape.
Visual Summary
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Cadillac 🚗
BYD?
More Teams? F1’s Grid Set to Evolve
Formula 1 is considering a 12th team — with BYD as the latest contender.
Talks are hot, but nothing’s decided: partners, power units, or a new entry?
Talks are hot, but nothing’s decided: partners, power units, or a new entry?
Speculation
Decision
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F1’s 12th team is not at the starting line… yet.
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Space in the pit lane is tight.
Space in the pit lane is tight.
Zak Brown flags logistics & balance as key challenges for F1 expansion.
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BYD & F1 bosses held talks in Monaco & Cannes
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BYD & F1 bosses held talks in Monaco & Cannes
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2026 looms
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Current Teams
12?
F1 decision
TBC
TBC
Could BYD drive F1 into a new electric-charged era? The grid awaits.
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