General Motors Role in Cadillac F1 Revealed

The Cadillac F1 team is still in its infancy and is the backmarker in F1 during its rookie season, but it is trying to make strides on and off the track. After years of having 10 teams on the F1 grid, Cadillac was finally added to the grid, marking the entrance of a true American team and car manufacturer into the pinnacle of motorsport. However, they have been building their entire operation from the ground up.

Cadillac F1 is running on Ferrari customer engines while assembling a team of experienced staff members to accelerate progress toward a competitive car in the field. The Cadillac F1 test car on display during the Detroit Auto Show at Huntington Place in Detroit on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026.

Additionally, it has been revealed that Cadillac, which is owned by TWG Sports with General Motors, is the face and minority owner and has tapped into the other sister racing teams in IndyCar, NASCAR, etc. What is GM helping Cadillac with? According to an executive with Cadillac, there has been facility, racing knowledge, and cross-pollination among the different teams to help out.

“Obviously, GM’s an equity shareholder in the team, so we have vested interest in it,” Eric Warren, GM’s Vice President, said in a recent interview with Motorsport. “Not only is the chassis named Cadillac, and it’s called Cadillac Formula 1 team, but we see it as our team. From the very beginning when we decided to get involved, we wanted to really be an integral part of it as much as we could.