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Here's a well thought comment that followed a recent Ben Sulayem statement where he reiterated that if the rules say 12 teams are allowed, there's no reason to not approve a legitimate application.
"Bravo Mohammed Ben Sulayem. F1 (Liberty) need to be careful. If they reject Andretti & GM after the FIA approve their application then the EU Commissioner of Competition would have good reason to investigate F1 for anti-competitive behaviour and abusing their authority. Refusing to accept another qualified team because of a desire to not share the income is against competition. Liberty don’t own the sport. They lease the commercial rights. The teams do not own a franchise. They are participants who have a license to compete. That license is a term agreement. It has a commencement date and an expiry date. They don’t own a spot in F1. They have no say or foundation to block another team."
It's counterproductive that it can be profitable by being a perennial backmarker...and ridiculous that a uncompetitive team's market value continues to increase.
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