F1 EXPLAINS: How Cadillac are getting ready to race in F1

How do you start a brand new F1 team? Does joining the grid at the start of new regulations give Cadillac an advantage or disadvantage? What are the team’s goals?

As the new Cadillac F1 Team prepare for their Grand Prix debut at the 2026 Australian Grand Prix, CEO Dan Towriss joins F1 Explains presenter Christian Hewgill to answer your questions and tell us what we can expect from F1’s newest team.

Dan also talks about their driver line-up of Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez, Cadillac’s short and long-term engine plans, the role General Motors and TWG Motorsports play in this project, and whether IndyCar star-turned-Cadillac reserve driver Colton Herta could race for the team in the future.

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