Listener Jake, a newer fan, asked why it seemed like Formula 1 teams didn't want Andretti entering the sport, and whether there's history behind it.

Joe Saward lays out what actually happened: Michael Andretti's attempt to buy an existing team, the FIA's approval of a new entry over the objections of Formula One's commercial rights holder, and a legal fight from a rejected rival bidder that eventually exposed bias in the process.

Dick brings the American perspective on the Andretti name and its limits outside the U.S.

Along the way, they cover a U.S. government investigation that ultimately helped resolve the standoff, and how a private equity-backed Cadillac entry ended up succeeding where the Andretti name alone could not. Whether this was a one-off or a preview of how F1 will handle the next disruptor is where they leave it.

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