The team, led by the US' most successful F1 driver, Mario Andretti, had been pushing to join the sport for several years. Instead of an Andretti-Cadillac team, a GM-Cadillac team has been granted entry, and the statement revealing the addition does not ...

The team will use Ferrari engines its first two years until GM has a Cadillac engine built for competition in time for the 2028 season.

General Motors has a deal to join Formula 1 under the Cadillac brand and participate in the FIA Formula One World Championship for the 2026 season, the automaker announced on Monday. Formula 1 says it has accepted in principle and will move GM and Cadillac's application forward to become the 11th team on the grid — making it the first new team to join since 2016.