Cadillac diminishes the significance of its 2026 F1 car advantage.

      The new Cadillac team has minimized speculations about entering the 2026 season with a notable advantage. Since their works General Motors power units won’t be available until 2029, the Andretti-associated team will make its debut next year using customer Ferrari engines. Meanwhile, the design team is currently developing the car at Cadillac's new F1 factory located near the Silverstone circuit and conducting wind tunnel tests at the Toyota facility in Cologne, which they have taken over from McLaren.

      The established ten teams were unable to start working on their 2026 cars until the beginning of this year, but Cadillac was exempt from this restriction because of the prolonged delay in their official confirmation as the eleventh team. "We’ve been in the wind tunnel with the 2026 model the longest," stated Cadillac team principal Graeme Lowdon. "However, we cannot ascertain how well our data aligns since we do not have a car on the racetrack to consistently compare our results."

      Some competitors have expressed dissatisfaction regarding Cadillac’s additional development time, but Lowdon responded with a smile when speaking to Auto Motor und Sport, saying, "I’m offering all the other teams the chance to exchange their current development status for our data. I’m sure no one would take that deal," he concluded.