The American is hoping to get his Andretti F1 team onto the grid in 2025 at the earliest, having been given approval for an entry by the FIA.
However, to be granted a place in F1, Andretti needs to agree commercial terms with FOM – something that is far from guaranteed as the series' chiefs are lukewarm about having an extra team on the grid.
With F1's current competitors clearly against having Andretti onboard, as they express concerns about losing out on commercial income plus a potential drop in the value of all their businesses, the outcome seems far from certain.
Speaking in a YouTube video published by Bloomberg Originals, team boss Andretti has said he has been taken aback by how much those involved in F1 are resisting his plans – as he suggests they think his outfit is not up to the job.
"We have got to realise what we're getting into," he said. "We're getting into a lot of politics and things like that. It's just the way it is. And we'll just deal with it.
"I didn't think it would be this hard to get in. But we'll prove our weight to get in."
He added: "First of all, they think that we're a bunch of hillbillies over here. And we don't know what we're doing.
"[But] because we have a lot of experience in racing, we might come at it from a different angle than everybody else, and it might work."
Boost for F1
Andretti does not buy into the argument that his arrival in F1 would be detrimental to other teams, and he thinks there is actually potential for it to grow the championship.
Source: Autosport