Horner calls for 'quality over quantity' regarding the number of teams on the grid

Formula 1 has proposed adding two teams to the grid to increase the number to 12. This has been met with some criticism as some teams feel that more could be done to preserve the teams that are currently on the track. If new teams were to join then there is a possibility that they would only struggle for a few years and then be forced to leave the sport.  

“It is one of our strategic goals,” Chase Carey said to PlanetF1, “we want to make the sport more attractive to potential new entrants.

“That is a key goal we have, it is certainly a goal in the 2021 regulations. I think we’ve got to solidify those regulations to have those discussions.

“I’ve had a number of, more on the team side than the engine side, a number of potential new entrants that have expressed interest and enthusiasm if we provide a structure that they think enables it to be something they could enter more constructively.

“I do think there’s actually interest on the team side, but I think we have to finalise what it looks like so they can evaluate it accordingly.”

Current Formula 1 bosses don't want this to happen as they feel that teams on the grid at the moment are doing well enough. 

“I always go quality over quantity,” Horner said.

“I think we’ve got ten teams that are in pretty decent health at the moment compared to previous years and I think that as we are seeing when the grid is expanded, none of those teams that came in a few years ago are still here today.

“In Formula One, the cost of entry is so high it’s virtually impossible unless you’re an OEM or multi-multi-billionaire and sometimes not even that’s enough.

“I think we’ve got a good balance at the moment. I would prefer that we look after what we’ve got and have good quality and a closer grid than just inviting more entries for the sake of filling the grid shot and being more cars to lap.”