Long-serving Haas veteran Peter Crolla has joined the Cadillac Formula 1 project as Team Manager.
Crolla joined Haas from McLaren in 2015 as Race Team Coordinator to help prepare the American outfit for its 2016 F1 debut.
He levelled up to Haas’ Team Manager in 2017, a role he held through to the end of 2024 save for a stint as Trackside Operations Manager between 2021 and 2022.
Haas has restructured following Crolla’s departure, with his responsibilities to be shared between Sporting Director Mark Lowe and Trackside Operations Manager Neil Hanley.
Crolla joins a Cadillac team that has been expanding as it ramps up towards its 2026 F1 debut.
The ex-Haas employee joins Cadillac Team Principal Grace Lowdon, Technical Director Nicholas Chester, Chief Operating Officer Rob White and Executive Engineering Consultant Pat Symonds.
A lot of work is required at Cadillac to ensure it is ready for the start of the 2026 season, which Symonds acknowledged in a January LinkedIn post when his tenure with the team officially began.
“It is an exciting challenge as, if the 2026 pre-season testing follows the pattern of 2014 (when we last had a new power unit), we have less than 400 days until the car runs,” Symonds said last month.
The tasks on Cadillac’s to-do list include expanding the workforce, designing a car from the ground up and integrating the Ferrari power unit and gearbox system.
Crolla’s experience from helping develop Haas towards its F1 debut, plus working as a Ferrari power unit customer will prove invaluable to the Cadillac F1 project.
Crolla joins Cadillac’s long-term F1 vision
Long-term, Cadillac is developing a bespoke power unit and gearbox to transform F1’s 11th team into a fully-fledged works entry.
With a 2028 target in mind, GM Performance Power Units LLC was formed last month with Russ O’Blenes heading the venture.
Dan Towriss, CEO of TWG Motorsports and the figurehead behind the successful Cadillac F1 bid (formerly Andretti) hailed O’Blenes’ appointment.
“[O’Blenes’] expertise and leadership will be instrumental as we lay the foundation for Cadillac’s Formula 1 journey,” he said.
“Together with Team Principal Lowdon, they will lead the team in setting new standards of performance and innovation in the sport.”
Crolla’s arrival at Cadillac is just another cog in this ever-developing machine that is looking to make a lasting impact on F1.
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