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Ferrari formalizes engine supply for Cadillac in 2026
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Cadillac takes next step in preparation to become 11th team on grid in Formula 1. A few weeks after accepting his integration into the discipline, the American structure has found an engine supplier for 2026. As expected, it is good with Ferrari that General Motors has formed a partnership for its debut in the premier class. The Prancing Horse will therefore supply its hybrid V6 as well as its gearbox to the American team.
In a very brief statement, Ferrari announced “a multi-year agreement commencing in 2026 with Andretti Formula Racing LLC, for the supply of a powertrain and gearbox to the racing team operated by TWG Global and General Motors, subject to Andretti Formula Racing LLC receiving written confirmation from the FIA – F1 that its entry in the 1 FIA Formula One Championship has been accepted and approved.” Note however how the name Andretti comes back in force, while the Cadillac brand is never mentioned... Strange.
A multi-year agreement that will be very useful to Cadillac and General Motors, who will thus have time to design and produce their own engine. The arrival of the American giant in Formula 1 was notably conditioned by the manufacture and use of a GM engine, and the group wants to keep this promise by the 2028 season.
The choice of Ferrari is most logical to accompany Cadillac in its debut in Formula 1, since the Italian engine manufacturer was – with Honda, despite an exclusivity contract with Aston Martin – the only one able to supply a customer team in 2026. Ferrari is also linked to Haas in 2026, while Sauber/Audi will manufacture its own engine when the new regulations come into force in less than two years.
Now that the choice of engine manufacturer is settled, Cadillac still has to find its two regular drivers for 2026. The American clan will most certainly give itself time before making its choice, even if some tracks have already gained momentum, such as the Colton Herta track.
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DANIEL MEYERS
10/12/2024 at 05:35 a.m.
A GM engine in 2028? EVERYONE knows that this will not be the case, why write it? At best it will be for 2030.
Yves-Henri RANDIER
10/12/2024 at 06:20 a.m.
If the new 2030 engine regulations exclude hybrid thanks to neutral fuel (as Stefano DOMENICALI has already announced), which industrialist will be crazy enough to spend hundreds of millions of euros annually for a PowerUnit with a very short lifespan in a global context of fierce trade war and very expensive electrification when the rental rate is regulated by the FIA at €17 million per season for 2 single-seaters? The CEO of GM is a cold-blooded animal just like Luca DE MEO!!
Yves-Henri RANDIER
10/12/2024 at 04:24 a.m.
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