He has attended F1 events and even gone around collecting signatures from other team principals to endorse his bid.

So at first, GM would partner with an existing F1 manufacturer (the executives hinted at a Honda partnership) to get on the grid.Īndretti has been eager to start an F1 team but has met heavy resistance in the process. That said, Cadillac wouldn’t be able to create its own power unit (engine) in time for whenever the bid might be approved.Mark Reuss, the GM president, said the company would “compete with the very best with passion and integrity.” GM has never competed in F1 with any of its brands, and it is trying to expand Cadillac to become more globally recognized.… It’s hard for anyone to argue with that now,” Michael Andretti said. “People have said, ‘What does Andretti bring to the party? Well, we’re bringing one of the biggest manufacturers in the world with us.As part of an “all-American” effort to create a new F1 team, the American-owned Andretti team (which already plans to field a United States native in Ind圜ar’s Colton Herta) now has the backing of GM - a major plus for the bid.

Either way, if GM and Andretti do make it to F1, you can bet there'll be a special edition of the Cadillac Lyriq to celebrate.General Motors’ Cadillac brand will join Andretti Global’s effort to become the 11th team on the Formula One grid, the companies announced Thursday. Perhaps Cadillac will design an entire unit perhaps Cadillac will help with something like a turbocharger perhaps Cadillac will be no more than a marketing partner. And even then, 'whether we to and what elements yet to be determined,' said Warren. Renault/Alpine has also been rumored to be Andretti's partner, but its performance in F1 has not been very convincing for many years.Īn F1 power unit program is expensive, so the team would will first wait to see how a third-party power unit performs before undertaking the design and manufacture of its own unit. Warren reiterated that constructing power units is something GM is looking at but added that 'Andretti has a power unit partner with which we can get racing quickly.' Andretti has a strong relationship with Honda through Wayne Taylor Racing, and GM is collaborating with the Japanese brand on EVs, so it seems a good fit.

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