On Friday, the FIA and Formulation 1 Administration confirmed that the Cadillac Formulation 1 crew, backed by TWG Motorsports and Common Motors, will grow to be the eleventh squad on the 2026 grid.
“As we mentioned in November, the dedication by Common Motors to convey a Cadillac crew to Formulation 1 was an necessary and optimistic demonstration of the evolution of our sport,” mentioned Stefano Domenicali, president and CEO of Formulation 1. “I need to thank GM and TWG Motorsports for his or her constructive engagement over many months and stay up for welcoming the crew on the grid from 2026 for what will probably be one other thrilling yr for Formulation 1.”
Cadillac has employed greater than 200 folks to work throughout aerodynamics, chassis and element growth, in addition to software program and car dynamics simulation, ever for the reason that crew’s bid for a spot on the Formulation 1 grid turned public data. The crew famous that “growth work” will proceed at tempo forward of its becoming a member of the grid subsequent yr.
Notably, during the last a number of months, Cadillac named former Marussia Sporting Director Graeme Lowdon its Staff Principal and trade heavyweight Russ O’Blenes its CEO of TWG GM Efficiency Energy Items
“I couldn’t be prouder of the hassle put in up to now by the complete Cadillac Formulation 1 crew,” mentioned Lowdon. “This announcement is the following step in getting on the grid and continued work towards constructing a full-works crew. By way of the lengthy and thorough software course of, we by no means misplaced tempo in planning or perception in our mission. We are able to’t wait to go racing and provides followers a brand new crew to cheer for.”
