Sawyer (Mel's daughter)

Yeah, I mean, I'm business side of this. Formula One is trying to expand more into America. So having an American car manufacturer brand is is good for them. They've been expanding their American audience for the past four or five years really successfully. They added the Las Vegas Grand Prix, which happens in Las Vegas with the cars racing on the strip.

That was a big part of that big investment there. And then this is a play for GM to get more recognition overseas. They're one of the largest car manufacturers in America, but overseas European international recognition isn't isn't as popular. So they're trying to get their name out there to get more car export sales.

That was a big part of that big investment there. And then this is a play for GM to get more recognition overseas. They're one of the largest car manufacturers in America, but overseas European international recognition isn't isn't as popular. So they're trying to get their name out there to get more car export sales.

That was a big part of that big investment there. And then this is a play for GM to get more recognition overseas. They're one of the largest car manufacturers in America, but overseas European international recognition isn't isn't as popular. So they're trying to get their name out there to get more car export sales.

Yeah, exactly. I mean, that's a lot of brands do that where they'll have the manufacturer support, but they'll put the name of kind of their luxury car brand on it. So Alpine is one that does that. I'm not sure who they're owned by, but Alpine is a French luxury car brand. They're a team in Formula One, but they're owned by a bigger manufacturer.

Yeah, exactly. I mean, that's a lot of brands do that where they'll have the manufacturer support, but they'll put the name of kind of their luxury car brand on it. So Alpine is one that does that. I'm not sure who they're owned by, but Alpine is a French luxury car brand. They're a team in Formula One, but they're owned by a bigger manufacturer.

Yeah, exactly. I mean, that's a lot of brands do that where they'll have the manufacturer support, but they'll put the name of kind of their luxury car brand on it. So Alpine is one that does that. I'm not sure who they're owned by, but Alpine is a French luxury car brand. They're a team in Formula One, but they're owned by a bigger manufacturer.

So I think Renault, I think they're owned by Renault. Um, so it's the same thing. GM, they take one of their nicer car brands, Cadillac, put that on there. But, um, so it'd be Cadillac racing. There's actually a lot of controversy. Getting this team into the sport was a real challenge. Um, a lot of other teams don't want another team because there's a prize pool.

So I think Renault, I think they're owned by Renault. Um, so it's the same thing. GM, they take one of their nicer car brands, Cadillac, put that on there. But, um, so it'd be Cadillac racing. There's actually a lot of controversy. Getting this team into the sport was a real challenge. Um, a lot of other teams don't want another team because there's a prize pool.

So I think Renault, I think they're owned by Renault. Um, so it's the same thing. GM, they take one of their nicer car brands, Cadillac, put that on there. But, um, so it'd be Cadillac racing. There's actually a lot of controversy. Getting this team into the sport was a real challenge. Um, a lot of other teams don't want another team because there's a prize pool.

And so the more teams there are, the more diluted that prize pool gets. So, um, There's a there's kind of a pushback against getting this team on there. And it ended up the Department of Justice ended up doing like an investigation about antitrust monopoly laws because they were blocking a team from getting in.

And so the more teams there are, the more diluted that prize pool gets. So, um, There's a there's kind of a pushback against getting this team on there. And it ended up the Department of Justice ended up doing like an investigation about antitrust monopoly laws because they were blocking a team from getting in.

And so the more teams there are, the more diluted that prize pool gets. So, um, There's a there's kind of a pushback against getting this team on there. And it ended up the Department of Justice ended up doing like an investigation about antitrust monopoly laws because they were blocking a team from getting in.

And then shortly after, they kind of reorganized the deal and and they got them in this this past week.

And then shortly after, they kind of reorganized the deal and and they got them in this this past week.

And then shortly after, they kind of reorganized the deal and and they got them in this this past week.

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So here's some bonus news. F1 has been making an F1 movie for this exact reason, Ryan, trying to get more people into the F1 ecosystem. Yes. They've been making a movie for the last year. It's going to be called Just F1. It is the director of the newest, that Top Gun Maverick. It's the same director. And they have been, for the past two years, since 2023, they've been on the grid with a car.