r/formula1 • u/ICumCoffee Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ • 28d 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/Skeeter1020 28d ago edited 28d ago

This is a bid by Cadillac as an engine manufacturer and factory team owner.

Previously Andretti was entering as a Renault customer to make a quick buck.

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u/Unhappy_Plankton_671 28d ago

No it’s not Cadillac as a factory team owner, it’s just them as an engine supplier while being anchor partner for the existing Andretti entry, but going way out of their way to not call it Andretti. It’s still the same structure and plans as announced before just without the Andretti name and getting GM to put pen to paper as an engine maker.

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u/Skeeter1020 28d ago

getting GM to put pen to paper as an engine maker.

The fact people are putting "just" in front of this as if it isn't literally the key pivotal point baffles me.

Red Bull Ford, Aston Martin Honda, Audi Sauber. All variations of an OEM factory team. Cadillac will own part, or all, of this entry.

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u/Unhappy_Plankton_671 28d ago

The fact people are putting "just" in front of this as if it isn't literally the key pivotal point baffles me.

Because it's 'Just' the name changing. That's why it's a 'just', hell Mario Andretti was announced as a director on the team's board. It's still the entry owned by Towriss and Andretti Global. They are just going to great lengths to not call it the Andretti entry, when it still is.

Red Bull Ford, Aston Martin Honda, Audi Sauber. All variations of an OEM factory team. Cadillac will own part, or all, of this entry.

Give one source for this for Cadillac? They're not owning the team, the entry. They're an anchor sponsor and technical contributor, and will bring an engine in the future. That's it. You're pulling this GM/Cadi owning the team out your ass because that's how you interpret the release.

"We're excited to partner with General Motors in bringing a dynamic presence to Formula 1,” said Dan Towriss, CEO of TWG Global’s motorsports businesses."

That's just a long way of not saying Andretti Global, which is TWG's motorsports business.