Cadillac and Audi enter F1 starting grid

Luxury American brand Cadillac becomes the first start-up
Formula One constructor since Haas in 2016, while German outfit Audi
also makes its F1 debut, having acquired the existing Sauber team

Car: Cadillac MAC-26
Engine: Ferrari 067/6

CADILLAC			TEAM PROFILE		AUDI
Silverstone, UK		Team base		Hinwil, Switzerland
Dan Towriss		Head of Project		Mattia Binotto
Graeme Lowdon (below)	Team Principal		Jonathan Wheatley
Nick Chester		Technical Director	James Key
Robert White		Chief Operating Officer	Christian Foyer
Sergio Perez,		Drivers			Nico Hulkenburg,
Valtteri Bottas					Gabriel Bortoleto

CADILLAC JOURNEY TO GRID

Jan 2023: FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem
launches “Expressions of Interest” process for new F1 teams

Oct: FIA initially approves bid by Andretti Formula Racing
to enter sport with General Motors’ Cadillac brand

Jan 2024: Proposal fails – stakeholders cite lack of “commercial value”

Nov: FIA announces agreement with GM for Cadillac to join 2026 season.
GM and partner, TWG Global, pay anti-dilution fee of $450m for entry

Aug: Team confirm inaugural driver line-up

Mar 2025: Cadillac wins formal approval

Feb 2026: Officially reveals first-ever racing
livery during Super Bowl LXI advertisement

2029: GM Performance Power Units plan
to introduce first in-house Cadillac engine

Audi: In 2022, announce plans to enter
F1 as power unit manufacturer in 2026.
Expand commitment with €600m deal
for 100% ownership of Sauber in Jan 2025

Sources: FIA, BBC
Pictures: Cadillac, Getty Images
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