Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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A buyout of an Alpine stake has loomed as Christian Horner's most realistic possibility of getting back into F1 - but now he has a very curious, and very serious, new option to explore.
Horner has been in talks with Chinese car giant BYD over a potential F1 entry, and the interest is understood to be significant.
But would F1 even allow a 12th team any time soon - considering how arduous the Cadillac process appeared to be - and would an electric/hybrid manufacturer fit in with a relatively de-electrified F1?
0:00 New F1 team headed by Horner?
1:10 Serious Horner-BYD talks
4:21 Horner as the next Wolff?
5:08 Would F1 let a 12th team in?
8:12 Would BYD fit with a de-electrified F1?
11:21 Who would have control?
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A buyout of an Alpine stake has loomed as Christian Horner's most realistic possibility of getting back into F1 - but now he has a very curious, and very serious, new option to explore.
Horner has been in talks with Chinese car giant BYD over a potential F1 entry, and the interest is understood to be significant.
But would F1 even allow a 12th team any time soon - considering how arduous the Cadillac process appeared to be - and would an electric/hybrid manufacturer fit in with a relatively de-electrified F1?
0:00 New F1 team headed by Horner?
1:10 Serious Horner-BYD talks
4:21 Horner as the next Wolff?
5:08 Would F1 let a 12th team in?
8:12 Would BYD fit with a de-electrified F1?
11:21 Who would have control?
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The Race Members' Club: patreon.com/cw/TheRace/membership
Website: the-race.com
Twitter: @wearetherace
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Facebook: facebook.com/wearetherace
Podcasts: the-race.com/podcasts
#f1 #f1news #formula1 #formulaone #f12026 #therace #christianhorner #horner #f1latest #byd #china #fia
