Overview
- Formula 1 approved Cadillac as the 11th team for 2026, with the brand set to represent General Motors as it launches in Melbourne.
- Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez lead the lineup, with Zhou Guanyu named reserve driver and Colton Herta appointed as test driver.
- Cadillac will run Ferrari power units initially under an agreement as GM develops its own power unit targeted for around 2029.
- Preseason testing produced strong mileage and modest speed, with 266 laps completed and P19/P20 in Bahrain as the team targets the 107% qualifying threshold.
- The operation is led by team principal Graeme Lowdon with senior hires Pat Symonds and Nick Chester, supported by facilities in Indiana, Michigan, and Silverstone, plus a GM power-unit site under construction in Charlotte.