Any team that isn't subject to following orders from a sister or parent team is a step in the right direction imo.
did people really think
Sadly no
Tbf I found out about it last night in a similar fashion lol
I haven't seen anything suggesting andretti global is any less determined to make it to the grid.
https://racingnews365.com/andretti-hints-at-possible-major-f1-news
Maybe this is nothing, but it seems like andretti sr is still banging the F1 drum trying to attract attention and support.
I think this is probably how most people felt, and the powers that be did a great job of taking advantage of it. As a good friend put it- "They got the hate watch on lock"
My eyes don't work when I'm sleeping mate.
Private in the sense of limited visibility and access to prevent things like harassment and brigading, not private in the sense you're thinking. This is not a security feature, it's an asshole prevention feature.
The hero we need
In the same way that Williams is out of the picture now that the namesake no longer controls the team, sure.