F1 Has Opened Entries For 2 New Teams; Here Are 4 Brands We Want To See Enter Formula 1

We associate Bugatti with speed. Any modern Bugatti (including the Veyron) has a higher top speed than an F1 car. We'd also like to see Bugatti on the grid because it's French. The French have a rich motorsport history, and it's a sin that only one French team is currently participating. There are three British teams on the grid, not even counting all the teams headquartered in the UK.

The Chiron successor will be a hybrid, but it won't drop internal combustion just yet. There is a clear differentiation between the products offered by Bugatti Rimac, established in 2021. CEO Mate Rimac has a clear vision for both companies, and Bugatti's future includes ICE, while Rimac will continue to build bonkers EV hypercars.

Considering the 2026 F1 regulations will require the cars to be 50% ICE and 50% EV, imagine what these two companies combined can come up with.

While there have been rumors of BMW shopping around, they died pretty quickly.

The reason we want BMW back so badly is the existence of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team. We already know Audi is returning in 2026, so having the German big tree duke it out at the pinnacle of motorsport would be a treat.

BMW is also at the forefront of electrification, and F1 will be an excellent platform to convince customers to buy an electric performance car like the inevitable BMW M3 EV.

The German brand has made it clear that it will not give up on internal combustion, and F1 would give it the opportunity to showcase its ICE and EV prowess. Unfortunately, BMW M's boss ruled out F1 because it doesn't want to wait that long to show what it can do. That's why BMW is entering the LMDh category in Endurance Racing instead.

But never say never. Who saw Cadillac's F1 entry coming?

There are no South Korean teams on the grid, and F1 needs a team from that side of the world. Hyundai is also one of the teams rumored to be shopping around, but nothing is confirmed.

There is some merit to this rumor. Hyundai has been hitting it out of the park with its N models. The Veloster N was a revelation, and the Elantra N is a proper little rally car for the road. Hyundai is also working on a series of electric and hydrogen-powered N models, which is why we think it would be a good fit.

The first of these electric performance models will be the Ioniq 5 N. What better way to convince battery pack haters to change their minds than equipping an F1 car with the same battery pack used in the road car? For once, there would be an actual real-world application for F1 tech.

And, who could forget that the man that pioneered the N division - Albert Biermann - was the same man in charge of BMW M when BMW was last in F1.

Traditional F1 fans probably just had an aneurysm. To those who died, we apologize but hear us out.

Tesla is widely known for having the best battery technology in the industry. The Model S is over a decade old, yet it continues to beat the upstarts. The Plaid models also indicate that Tesla wants to be known as a performance brand.

Still, the famous EV maker would need to team up with another manufacturer to produce the ICE component of the F1 car's power unit. Splitting the cost would make it easier to enter F1, but who could Tesla approach to provide gas power? We'd go with another manufacturer known for making stupid fast cars. Hennessey has produced some blistering vehicles over the years, but it likely doesn't have the same budget as McLaren.

With Tesla and Hennessey teaming up, America would have a team that both hippies and die-hard V8 lovers could support. It will be the only thing democrats and republicans can agree on, but hey, it's a start.