F1 and American car manufacturer General Motors (GM) have agreed in principle to support bringing the Cadillac F1 Team to join the FIA Formula One World Championship in 2026, an official statement announced Monday.
Formula 1 announced in a statement released earlier today that the series is pleased to move forward with General Motors’ application to join the FIA Formula One World Championship from 2026 as the 11th team in the grid.
Greg Maffei, President and CEO of Liberty Media, commented: “With Formula 1’s continued growth plans in the US, we have always believed that welcoming an impressive US brand like GM/Cadillac to the grid and GM as a future power unit supplier could bring additional value and interest to the sport.
“We credit the leadership of General Motors and their partners with significant progress in their readiness to enter Formula 1. We are excited to move forward with the application process for the GM/Cadillac team to enter the Championship in 2026.”
The application to join the pinnacle of motorsport was initially filed by Andretti Global in partnership with General Motors (GM) over a year ago when the FIA officially launched the call for Expression of Interest (Phase 1) for prospective new teams looking to participate at a competitive level in the FIA Formula One World Championship.
Andretti Global and GM application, represented by the Cadillac brand, met the selection criteria established by the FIA, which then referred it to Formula One Management (FOM) for commercial discussions.
However, the FOM would reject Andretti Cadillac’s proposal to join the F1 grid, leaving on the table a possibility for admission in 2028.
“We would look differently on an application for the entry of a team into the 2028 Championship with a GM power unit, either as a GM works team or as a GM customer team designing all allowable components in-house,” the statement issued last year by the FOM remarked.
Adding: “In this case, there would be additional factors to consider, in respect of the value that the Applicant would bring to the Championship, in particular in respect of bringing a prestigious new OEM to the sport as a PU supplier.”
In November 2023, GM officially confirmed its registration with the FIA as a Formula 1 power unit manufacturer starting in the 2028 season.
Most recently, Michael Andretti, a former IndyCar driver and racing team owner since 2002, decided to step down from his ownership role in Andretti Global.
Last October, he…
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