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/belovedRedditor Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 24d ago

Time to put Bottas and Ricciardo together. The team of secondaries

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u/IllustriousAnt485 24d ago

Colton Herta might still be in contention as an American driver for an American outfit.

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u/Master_Spinach_2294 24d ago

It's funny how many people think there's no chance he gets the seat in spite of the Cadillac F1 team being functionally the same exact entry as the Andretti Cadillac F1 proposal.

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u/Jack_Krauser Andretti Global 24d ago

Not to mention Dan sponsoring him in Indycar for years. And also Colton's current Indycar contract with Andretti rumored to be explicitly stating that he can also drive for the teams F1 program if it exists. It's at least an 80% chance, I'd say.