Formula 1 · Est. 2026 · Home Base: Cadillac F1 Headquarters
Updated March 16, 2026
After years of lobbying, legal battles, and political maneuvering, the Andretti-Cadillac project has materialized as F1's first new constructor entry since Haas in 2016. Rebranded under the Cadillac banner with full General Motors backing, the team arrives with a Ferrari customer power unit and something to prove to everyone who tried to block its entry.
Cadillac pulled off a shrewd driver market coup by signing Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Pérez — two veterans with combined experience exceeding 500 Grand Prix starts and over 15 race wins between them. Bottas brings the technical precision honed at Mercedes during the dominant hybrid era, while Pérez adds racecraft, tire management, and a massive Latin American fanbase. For a new team, this is as experienced a lineup as money can buy.
Skeptics have questioned whether the grid needed an 11th team, and existing teams openly opposed the entry on commercial grounds. Cadillac's best response is on-track performance. If the team can score points in its opening races, it would validate the entire project and embarrass those who argued a new entrant would just be a backmarker.
Cadillac faces the unique challenge of constructing an entire F1 operation — factory, wind tunnel, personnel, logistics — while adhering to cost cap regulations that limit spending. The team has leaned heavily on experienced hires from rival outfits and its partnership with Ferrari for power units, but integrating all of those pieces into a functional race team is an enormous undertaking.