The Cadillac team set to debut in Formula One next year has at least six names on a list of potential drivers and will decide on merit, principal Graeme Lowdon said on Monday. The General Motors-backed team secured final approval last week for their entry as the sport's 11th outfit on the starting grid,

Cadillac's application to join 2026 grid was approved last week — meaning the new team now has work to do in the driver market.

The Cadillac Formula 1 team will run the majority of its project out of its new facility in Indiana, but will only select an American driver as part of its line-up if they earn their place on

Lowdon explained that regardless of nationality, the Cadillac F1 Team's maiden drivers will be hired on merit.

A General Motors-backed Cadillac entry will become Formula One's 11th team next year after securing formal approval from the commercial rights holders and governing FIA on Friday.

Cadillac 's team principal Graeme Lowdon has suggested that the driver lineup will feature an American driver based on merit, since Formula One 's new team is based in the US. The comments arrive after Cadillac was confirmed as the sport's eleventh team on March 7, with the outfit gearing up to race from the 2026 season.

A dropped F1 driver will be excited by the prospect of returning with the new F1 team for the F1 2026 season, Ted Kravitz claims.

Cadillac's Formula 1 team has received official approval and will compete in the 2026 season. The project, initially led by Andretti Global, is now ma