Is Cadillac a new F1 team?
TWG MOTORSPORTS AND GM APPROVED FOR FORMULA 1 TEAM. It’s official: the Cadillac Formula 1 Team has received final approval to join the pinnacle of motorsport. Backed by TWG Motorsports and General Motors, the team will join the FIA Formula One World Championship grid in March 2026. The 2026 Cadillac F1® team will not replace any Formula 1® team. Instead, Cadillac will slot into the 11th grid position in this year’s Grand Prix series alongside the 10 other notorious racing constructors: Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, McLaren, Red Bull, Racing Bulls, Alpine, Aston Martin, Haas, Williams, and Audi.
Is BMW rejoining the F1?
The official word. BMW M boss Frank van Meel explained to Hagerty in 2025 that the company isn’t interested in a return to F1. We’re not ignoring [Formula 1]; we’re just not participating,” he said. That is on purpose. Honda’s justification for withdrawing from F1 was to prioritise other sustainable technology initiatives within the company – or, as Aston Martin team boss and technical managing partner Adrian Newey witheringly put it in Australia on Friday: “When they re-formed, a lot of the original group had, it now transpires, .
Why does Lamborghini not join the F1?
Lamborghini isn’t in F1 because it doesn’t fit their business strategy or VW Group’s brand “lane assignments. The cost/complexity of modern hybrid F1 power units is massive, road-relevance is limited for a V12 hybrid supercar maker, and the Group already designated other brands (Audi/Porsche) for F1. In August, Lamborghini announced its decision to pause the program for 2026 due to a strategic realignment of its motorsport activities, choosing to focus its Squadra Corse team efforts on the upcoming Lamborghini Temerario GT3 instead. So that all looks a very long way from any putative F1 involvement.