WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement on Formula 1 expanding and admitting the U.S. General Motors/Cadillac team to the grid. 

“Last year, we took a stand when F1 sought to exclude General Motors/Cadillac from the F1 championship series despite meeting all technical and financial requirements to field a team. I am glad that F1 has reversed course and finally allowed an all-American team to compete,” said Klobuchar. “This is a win for competition, American manufacturing, and F1 fans.”

In May 2024, Klobuchar, along with Senators Mike Lee (R-UT), Gary Peters (D-MI), Todd Young (R-IN), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Mike Braun (R-IN), and former Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) called on then Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice Antitrust Division Jonathan Kanter and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan to investigate the exclusion of the General Motors/Cadillac racing team  from entering the Formula One (F1) Championship series. They believe that F1 may have been violating antitrust laws by boycotting the American-based team to protect the value and reputation of foreign brands that race in F1.

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