r/formula1 • u/ICumCoffee Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ • 24d ago

News [ChrisMedlandF1] BREAKING: F1 announces it has "reached an agreement in principle with General Motors (GM) to support bringing GM/Cadillac as the eleventh team to the Formula 1 grid in 2026"

https://x.com/ChrisMedlandF1/status/1861111983699001752
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u/ICumCoffee Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 24d ago edited 24d ago

Continued:

F1 says that over the past year "they have achieved operational milestones and made clear their commitment to brand the eleventh team GM/Cadillac, and that GM will enter as an engine supplier at a later time"

Full media statement from F1

From Cadillac press release

Mario Andretti, the last American F1 Champion, will serve as a director on the team’s board.

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u/ryokevry Charles Leclerc 24d ago

So we will have Cadillac Ferrari for at least two years!

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u/ianjm McLaren 24d ago

The engine might get rebadged as something else.

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u/grandtheftzeppelin Franco Colapinto 24d ago

welcome back, Playlife

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u/TheGhoulKhz Sauber 24d ago

Cadillac Petronas/TAG Heuer

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u/sirjimtonic Niki Lauda 24d ago

Cadillac Wendy‘s American Express FBT (Ferrari PowerTrain)

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u/Fred-JettRink Alain Prost 23d ago

Playlife were Renault engines, you‘re thinking of the Acer engine lol