F1 agrees in principle to add General Motors to grid in 2026

Formula 1 connected Monday announced it "reached an statement successful principle" to adhd a General Motors-partnered squad to the grid successful 2026.

The 11th squad connected the grid volition beryllium called Cadillac F1 and beryllium tally by Andretti Global bulk owners Dan Towriss and Mark Walter. The announcement came connected the heels of a palmy Las Vegas Grand Prix successful which Max Verstappen wrapped up his 4th consecutive title.

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Mercedes operator George Russell leads the tract during the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt York)

"As the pinnacle of motorsports, F1 demands boundary-pushing innovation and excellence. It’s an grant for General Motors and Cadillac to articulation the world’s premier racing series, and we’re committed to competing with passionateness and integrity to elevate the athletics for contention fans astir the world," GM president Mark Reuss said.

"This is simply a planetary signifier for america to show GM’s engineering expertise and exertion enactment astatine an wholly caller level."

The caller American team’s support came pursuing a Department of Justice probe into wherefore Liberty Media, the commercialized rights holder of F1, wouldn’t o.k. the squad initially started by Michael Andretti, the lad of F1 fable Mario Andretti.

Michael Andretti scaled backmost his relation successful the enactment truthful the caller squad could beryllium tally by Towriss and Walter. Mario Andretti suggested to Fox News Digital implicit the play that American support was coming astir the last turn.

Red Bull operator Max Verstappen during qualifying for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, successful Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

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The squad volition usage Ferrari engines for its archetypal 2 years until GM has a Cadillac motor built for contention earlier the commencement of the 2028 season.

"We’re excited to spouse with General Motors successful bringing a dynamic beingness to Formula 1," Towriss said. "Together, we’re assembling a world-class squad that volition embody American innovation and present unforgettable moments to contention fans astir the world."

There is lone 1 American squad connected the F1 grid, tally by Gene Haas. However, Haas F1hasn’t finished amended than 5th successful the constructors’ standings since it came onto the way successful 2016. The squad is presently sixth this season.

There are besides nary American drivers connected the grid arsenic of now. Logan Sargeant was with Williams Racing but was replaced successful the mediate of the season.

Mario Andretti told Fox News Digital determination doesn’t needfully person to beryllium different American squad oregon operator successful the mix, but it surely wouldn't hurt.

Mario Andretti up of the 108th moving of the Indianapolis 500 astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway connected May 17, 2024. (Gary Mook/For IndyStar/USA Today Network)

"It doesn’t person to be, but I don’t deliberation it would wounded to person much American engagement directly," helium said. "I cognize Haas has a squad there, but I deliberation the important portion is the operator is adjacent much important than the team. But different American shaper and each that benignant of thing, I think, tin lone adhd to the interest.

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"Let’s look it, being an planetary athletics arsenic Formula 1 is, erstwhile it’s successful your ain country, (for example) erstwhile they’re successful Italy, Ferrari is each over. And you similar to spot it erstwhile you’re successful America, you’d emotion to ticker Cadillac."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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