General Motors has announced that it has appointed Graeme Lowdon as Team Principal of its prospective squad which has an agreement to enter Formula 1 in 2026.
The American marque revealed last month that it has reached a deal with Formula One Management (FOM) to become the sport’s 11th outfit under its Cadillac brand.
General Motors has placed an experienced name at the helm in Lowdon, who was Sporting Director at the now defunct Manor team which existed from 2010 to 2016.
“I’m truly honoured to be appointed as the Team Principal of this exciting new team and I would like to thank everyone involved for placing their trust in me,” he said.
“I believe that Formula 1 is the greatest team sport in the world, and teams are all about people.
“This is a team with a real love for, and desire to go, racing, and we have the experience and expertise to do just that.
“Racing is at the very heart of everything that we do. This is what I want to see in a team, and I really want to be part of it.”
Lowdon not ‘underestimating’ GM’s task
Lowdon became involved in the venture in January 2023 in reaction to the FIA opening an Expression of Interest process to invite new applicants to apply to enter F1.
But while FOM turned down an initial bid under the Andretti Global moniker, General Motors is now poised to enter under the Cadillac title once new regulations arrive.
General Motors continues to split the operation across the United States and the United Kingdom, where it has a satellite base that is located close to the Silverstone.
“I don’t underestimate the task ahead and I have the utmost respect for the competition,” Lowdon, who manages outgoing Sauber driver Zhou Guanyu continued.
“I look forward to the challenge of racing. In the meantime, our work continues at pace.”
General Motors President Mark Reuss highlighted that Lowdon “has great racing expertise” and expressed that he “knows how to assemble a high-performing team.
“He embodies the values the Cadillac Formula 1 Team will represent in all its endeavours, on or off the track,” he added.
“I look forward to the challenge of racing. In the meantime, our work continues at pace.”
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