Cadillac’s new Formula One team has received final approval from F1 and its governing body, the FIA, to join the grid in 2026. In November, F1 announced it had agreed in principle to allow General Motors, the American car giant, to race from next year with its Cadillac brand, provisionally expanding the field to 11 teams.

A General Motors-backed Cadillac entry will become Formula One's 11th team next year after securing formal approval from the commercial rights holders and governing FIA on Friday. Formula One and the FIA confirmed in a joint statement that the necessary sporting,

Former Williams driver Pastor Maldonado also follows the page, although he was last on the F1 grid way back in 2015, while F2 racers Paul Aron and Jak Crawford have also dropped the new team a welcome follow.

The FIA and Formula 1 confirmed Friday that Cadillac's entry into the sport has been approved for 2026, officially paving the way for the American company to field a team. The F1 grid will now rise to 11 race teams next season,

The FIA and Formula One Management announced the approval based on GM's meeting all required terms. The post FIA and Formula One approve Cadillac as 11th F1 team for 2026 season appeared first on The Manual.

Cadillac’s Formula 1 team has received official approval to join the grid in 2026 and its owners insist the team will be ready to compete.

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Cadillac 's team principal Graeme Lowdon has suggested that the driver lineup will feature an American driver based on merit, since Formula One 's new team is based in the US. The comments arrive after Cadillac was confirmed as the sport's eleventh team on March 7, with the outfit gearing up to race from the 2026 season.

A General Motors-backed Cadillac entry will become Formula One's 11th team next year after securing formal approval from the commercial rights holders and governing FIA on Friday.

Backed by TWG Motorsports and General Motors (GM), the Cadillac Formula 1 team has received final approval to join the FIA Formula One World Championship grid in March 2026. Today marks a transformative moment,

Formula 1 have confirmed the state of the grid for 2026 in a surprising and somewhat premature announcement. Next season will see some massive changes brought in across the board, which are expected to shake up the grid in a big way as teams compete to be the ones who conform to the new regulations the best.