Wolff: Audi as new entrant could deliver extra value for F1 grid

Mercedes' Toto Wolff says the potential addition of Audi would warrant expanding the grid to 11 teams because of the value it could bring to F1.

US racing stalwart Michael Andretti's bid to expand his multi-series operation to F1 has been met by fierce resistance from most of the discipline's current 10 entrants.

Asked explicitly in light of the uncertainty over the Andretti team's situation whether a new entry from Audi would change the perspective of existing teams, Wolff said: "I think that whoever joins as the 11th team, whoever gets an entry, needs to demonstrate how creative they can be for the business.

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