Andretti Global and General Motors have announced an intent to pursue the opportunity to compete in the FIA Formula One World Championship with the Cadillac brand.
A future Andretti Cadillac team would be based in the US with a support facility in the UK.
Andretti Global says it is planning to submit an Expression of Interest when the FIA opens the formal process. If selected, the team is seeking to compete as soon as practical with at least one American driver, which is most likely to be Andretti’s IndyCar driver Colton Herta.
“I feel very strongly that we are suited to be a new team for Formula One and can bring value to the series and our partners,” Andretti Global chair and chief executive Michael Andretti says.
I’m proud to have GM and Cadillac alongside us as we pursue this goal. We now have the opportunity to combine our passion and dedication to innovation to build a American F1 bid.
“Together, we will continue to follow procedures and steps put forth by the FIA during the evaluation process. In the meantime, we continue to optimistically prepare should we be fortunate enough to have Andretti Cadillac formally approved as a Formula One contender,” he says.
“We are thrilled with the prospect of pairing with Andretti Global to form an American F1 team that will help spur even more global interest in the series and the sport,” General Motors president Mark Reuss says.
“Cadillac and F1 both have growing global appeal. Our brand has a motorsports pedigree that’s more than a century in the making, and we would be proud to have the opportunity to bring our distinct American innovation and design to F1,” he says.
Since 2017, Cadillac has been competing in IMSA sports car racing achieving numerous wins, podiums, and championships with the Cadillac DPi-V.R. Cadillac will continue in sports car racing with the all-new hybrid Cadillac V-LMDh, which will compete globally in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship.
Andretti Global the a parent company of Andretti Autosport and other Andretti racing ventures. Its racing teams currently compete in seven different series worldwide and have found success in each avenue of competition.
Andretti and GM last paired for the return of Chevrolet to the NTT INDYCAR SERIES in 2012, together capturing nine wins across two seasons. The pairing additionally claimed the Driver, Team and Manufacturer titles in 2012.
