DETAILS
Cadillac Formula 1 Team Team
Unit 1134 Silverstone Park
Buckingham Road
Silverstone
Towcester, Northamptonshire
NN12 8FU
United Kingdom
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Official website:
www.cadillacf1team.com
STATISTICS (PRIOR TO 2026)
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BIOGRAPHY
While Michael Andretti, having enjoyed a less than illustrious career in F1, was determined to return to the sport as a constructor, from the outset it was clear that the sport's powers that be were not in favour.
To be clear, the opposition came from F1 itself, backed by the majority of the teams, while the FIA, under Mohammed ben Sulayem, was in favour of the American bid.
In early 2023, Andretti announced his partnership with General Motors (GM) in the form of Cadillac, and while the FIA was in favour, F1 vetoed the bid, insisting that an entry would only be considered if GM agreed to build its own engines.
Undaunted, Andretti continued with his plan, announcing a new facility in the UK, and using Toyota's windtunnel in German.
In late 2024, with the dispute between Andretti and F1 becoming increasingly hostile, and all in public, TWG Global Holdings, an American multinational conglomerate, and sponsor of Andretti Global, announced that it was taking over aspects of the team, and while Andretti remained an 'advisor', his legendary father, Mario, was promoted to the board of directors.
With Michael effectively out of the picture, F1 began to soften its stance as the team was renamed from Andretti Racing to Cadillac, and subsequently to TWG Cadillac Formula 1 Team Ltd.
Dan Towriss, founder, chief executive officer and president of Group 1001, a privately held insurance collective and financial services firm, was appointed CEO of TWG Motorsports, a subsidiary of TWG Global, in February 2025, having been given control of Andretti Global just a few months earlier by Michael Andretti.
The following month the team was given official approval for its entry in 2026, having paid the requisite entry fee, thought to be in the region of $500m.
"For the past year, we have worked hand in hand with GM to lay a robust foundation for an extraordinary Formula 1 entry,” said Towriss. “Now, with 2026 in our sights after today’s final approval from the FIA and Formula One Management, we’re accelerating our efforts — expanding our facilities, refining cutting-edge technologies, and continuing to assemble top-tier talent.”
“We’re thrilled the Cadillac team is official," added GM President Mark Reuss. “We’re incredibly grateful for the support from the FIA and Formula One Management leadership for us and for our collaboration with TWG. The excitement only grows as we get closer to showcasing GM’s engineering expertise on the prestigious global stage of F1.”
The team confirmed that since the bid to join F1 was announced in January 2023, TWG had assembled an experienced team of over 300 people working on aerodynamics, chassis and component development, software and vehicle dynamics simulation and that development work to join the grid in 2026 had continued at pace with operational wind-tunnel models, parts production and performance testing strongly underway.
The team confirmed operations in Indianapolis; Charlotte, North Carolina; Warren, Michigan and Silverstone, England.
With GM unable to supply an engine until around 2029, in the meantime the American outfit will use Ferrari power units.
In December 2024, former Virgin and Marussia CEO, Graeme Lowdon, was hired as team principal, while the team subsequently recruited Pat Symonds as chief technical officer, Rob White as operations officer, Nick Chester as technical director, Jon Tomlinson as chief aerodynamicist and former Ferrari race engineer, Xavi Marcos, as its chief race engineer.
Though keen to have an American on the grid in the form of Colton Herta, he didn't qualify for the mandatory superlicence. Consequently in 2025 he will drop IndyCar in favour of F2 in a bid to attain the necessary points.
In August 2025, veterans Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas were confirmed as the team's drivers for its debut season, with Guanyu Zhou subsequently named as reserve.
Other than being new to the sport, doubt over Cadillac’s initial competitiveness are its numerous facilities on both side of the Atlantic – not to mention the windtunnel in Germany – uncertainty over the Ferrari power unit, and the recruitment some of the aforementioned technical staff.
MANAGEMENT
CEO: Dan Towriss
Team Principal: Graeme Lowdon
Chief Technical Officer: Nick Chester
Chief Designer: John McQuilliam
Executive Engineer: Pat Symonds
Chief Operating Officer: Rob White
Race Team Manager: Peter Crolla
Chief Mechanic: Nathan Divey
Chief Race Engineer: Xavi Marcos
Head of Race Strategy: Alex Goodenough
Senior Strategic Advisor: Naoki Tokunaga
Global Head of Commercial Strategy: Tyler Epp
Chief Brand Advisor: Cassidy Towriss
Chief Commercial Officer: Lauren Teixeira
Chief Marketing Officer: Ahmed Iqbal
Chief Partnerships Officer: Willem Dinger
Chief Information Officer: Chris Green
Chief Legal Officer: Caroline McGrory
Chief Financial Officer: Laura Sturland
Chief People Officer: Zoe Mills
Sergio Perez
Race Engineer: Carlo Pasetti
Performance Engineer: Martin Wahl
No.1 Mechanic: James Butland
Valtteri Bottas
Race Engineer: John Howard
Performance Engineer: Austin Kent
No.1 Mechanic: Robbie Latham
Simulator Drivers: Simon Pagenaud, Pietro Fittipaldi, Charlie Eastwood and Alec Udell
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Monocoque: Carbon fiber composite, incorporating driver controls and fuel cell
Safety structures: Cockpit survival cell incorporating impact resistant construction panels, front impact structure, prescribed side impact structures, integrated rear impact structure, rear roll structures, halo secondary roll structure, driver headrest protection and safety seat
Bodywork: Carbon fiber composite, including engine cover, sidepods, floor, nose, front wing and rear wing with driver-operated active aerodynamics, switching between 'Corner Mode' (high downforce) and 'Straight Mode' (low drag)
Front suspension: Carbon fiber suspension legs, pullrod operating inboard torsion bar, spring and Öhlins damper system
Rear suspension: Carbon fiber suspension legs, pushrod operating inboard torsion bar, spring and Öhlins damper system
Weight: Minimum weight 768 kg (including driver, excluding fuel)
Weight distribution: Between 44.5% and 46.0% on front axle
Steering: Power-assisted rack and pinion
Steering wheel: Carbon fiber steering wheel
Instruments: Integrated steering wheel display
Race wheels: Diameter 18-inch forged magnesium
Brake system: Brake by wire rear brake control system and carbon ventilated discs and pads
Brake calipers: Six piston front brake calipers / Four piston rear brake calipers with a Tandem master cylinder
Electronics: Motion Applied prescribed standard electronics including chassis control, power unit control, data acquisition, sensors, data analysis
Cooling systems: Charge air, engine oil, gearbox oil, hydraulic oil, water, and ERS cooling systems
Power Unit
Ferrari 067/6
Cubic capacity: 1,600 cc
Turbocharging: single turbocharger
Maximum turbocharger speed: 150,000 rpm
Maximum fuel energy flow: 3,000 MJ/h
Configuration: 90° V6
Nr cylinders: 6
Bore: 80 mm
Stroke: 53 mm
4 valves per cylinder
Direct injection, max 350 bar
ERS System
Configuration: hybrid energy recovery system with single electric motor generator (MGU-K)
Battery pack: lithium-ion batteries, minimum battery pack mass including control electronics of 35 kg
Battery capacity: 4 MJ max SOC delta, 9 MJ max energy during charging
Max operating voltage: 1,000 V
MGU-K power: 350 kW
MGU-K maximum rpm: 60,000
Gearbox: Ferrari servo-controlled hydraulic limited-slip differential with semi-automatic sequential and electro-controlled gearbox Carbon fiber composite gearbox carrier
Gear selection: Eight gears forward and one reverse
Clutch: Electro-hydraulically operated, carbon multi-plate
