{"id":797187,"date":"2026-07-12T14:17:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T14:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/797187\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T14:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T14:17:10","slug":"byd-opens-the-door-to-formula-1-under-one-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/797187\/","title":{"rendered":"BYD opens the door to Formula 1 under one condition"},"content":{"rendered":"

BYD special advisor Alfredo Altavilla has made it clear that there is only one scenario in which the Chinese automotive giant would consider a future entry into Formula 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Over recent months, BYD has been linked with Formula 1 more and more frequently, driven by the sport’s increasing focus on electrification and the Chinese automotive giant’s continued growth and impressive performance in the global car market.<\/p>\n

Back in April, BYD vice president Stella Li revealed<\/a> that the company had met with Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali in Shanghai and confirmed the two sides remain in regular contact. She also highlighted Formula 1’s unique appeal, describing it as a championship built on passion and culture, while acknowledging that being involved in the sport is something many companies aspire to: \u201cWe met with Stefano Domenicali in Shanghai and we\u2019re always in close contact. I like F1<\/a> because it\u2019s all about passion and culture, and people dream of being part of it.\u201dGPblog <\/a>understands that BYD is exploring multiple avenues for a potential future in Formula 1, with a technical partnership similar to those between Ford and Red Bull or Toyota and Haas among the options under consideration. Sponsorship also remains a possibility. A more direct entry into the championship has not been ruled out either, although such a move would present significant challenges.\"f1<\/p>\n

Photo: Race Pictures<\/p>\n

BYD makes its Formula 1 stance clear with one condition<\/p>\n

As quoted by Soy Motor, Altavilla explained that BYD would only consider entering the championship if its technology could make a meaningful contribution to the sport, making it clear that BYD has no interest in joining Formula 1 purely for branding or marketing purposes.<\/p>\n

According to the Italian executive, the only scenario in which the Chinese manufacturer would seriously evaluate an entry would be as a genuine technology partner, although he acknowledged that such a possibility would depend on how the new regulations are ultimately shaped.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not involved in the discussion of the new rules for 2030. I think Stella has been very clear about this: we only consider Formula 1 to the extent that our technology can serve the purposes of Formula 1. We will never participate in Formula 1 just to put a sticker on the side of a car. There are better ways to invest that money.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we find a way to be Formula 1 technology partners, we could be interested; then we need to find a solution. But that is a prerequisite. So let\u2019s see how those new rules are developed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BYD special advisor Alfredo Altavilla has made it clear that there is only one scenario in which the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":797188,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[49,48,578,28673,576,577,82],"class_list":["post-797187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-f1","tag-f1-news","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=797187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/797188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=797187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=797187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=797187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}