F1 reaches 'agreement in principle' with General Motors for Cadillac to join grid in 2026

Formula One is poised to person an 11th squad connected the grid successful 2026 aft Cadillac's projected introduction was rubber-stamped by the sport's bosses.

Cadillac, a part of American motoring elephantine General Motors, is expected to beryllium powered by Ferrari earlier it develops its ain engines.

The determination comes aft F1 initially rejected the bid which was headed up by Andretti - owned by erstwhile F1 operator Michael Andretti, lad of 1978 satellite champion Mario Andretti - earlier this year. The Andretti sanction has since been dropped from the proposal.

And portion it is understood that Mario volition beryllium handed an ambassadorial relation successful the project, Michael is nary longer involved.

A connection from F1 connected Monday evening read: "Formula One announced contiguous that it has reached an statement successful rule with General Motors (GM) to enactment bringing GM/Cadillac arsenic the 11th squad to the Formula One grid successful 2026.

"Formula One has maintained a dialog with General Motors, and its partners astatine TWG Global, regarding the viability of an introduction pursuing the commercialized appraisal and determination made by Formula One successful January 2024.

"Over the people of this year, they person achieved operational milestones and made wide their committedness to marque the eleventh squad GM/Cadillac, and that GM volition participate arsenic an motor supplier astatine a aboriginal time.

"Formula One is truthful pleased to determination guardant with this exertion process and volition supply further updates successful owed course."

The different 10 teams had mostly been against the instauration of a caller outfit due to the fact that of the dilution of prize money.

F1's beingness successful the United States has accrued dramatically successful caller seasons pursuing the occurrence of the sport's Netflix series, Drive to Survive, arsenic good arsenic the increasing fig of races successful America.

The announcement comes little than 48 hours aft the Las Vegas Grand Prix - which aft Miami and Austin is the 3rd US contention connected the calendar.

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, who has called for much teams and clashed with F1 implicit Andretti's archetypal proposal, said: "General Motors is simply a immense planetary marque and powerhouse successful the OEM satellite and is moving with awesome partners.

"I americium afloat supportive of the efforts made by the FIA, Formula One, GM and the squad to support dialog and enactment towards this result of an statement successful rule to advancement this exertion to bring a GM/Cadillac branded squad connected the grid for the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship.

"All parties, including the FIA, volition proceed to enactment unneurotic to guarantee the process progresses smoothly."