Alfa Romeo confident Andretti talks had “no impact” on 2022 F1 plans

American motorsport marque Andretti was in talks with the owners of Sauber – which operates the Alfa Romeo-branded F1 team – over a possible takeover in the autumn of last year.

Andretti already enjoys a presence in IndyCar, Formula E, Supercars and Extreme E, and was looking to extend its reach to F1 by purchasing a majority stake in the Sauber Group.

Michael Andretti planned to field Andretti Autosport IndyCar driver Colton Herta in one of the F1 seats, only for the deal…