Mercedes unveils 1st look at new car ahead of 2026 F1 season
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Cadillac will become F1’s 11th team in 2026 when it makes its debut at the Australian Grand Prix, marking an end to what was a long process to get to the grid. Back in 2023, General Motors and Andretti Global announced their intention to get into F1, but that was rejected as the championship wanted the team to agree to building its own engines.
Graeme Lowdon declared himself "very happy with the relationship" that his Cadillac team has with engine suppliers Ferrari. The new team joining the Formula 1 grid this year intends to eventually develop its own power units in the USA but, for now, has struck a deal to use engines designed and manufactured by Ferrari in Italy.
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Back in August, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff suggested 2026 Formula 1 cars would be able to reach 400km/h. F1 is moving to new technical regulations for 2026, with revamped power units featuring a near-50:50 split between combustion and electric power.
Although Formula 1 racing is known for being on the cutting edge of automotive engineering today, it didn't get started that way. When the cars lined up for the first modern Formula 1 Grand Prix in 1950 — as part of the first series to determine F1's ...
The McLaren F1 made its debut in 1992. After three decades it is still the fastest naturally-aspirated car in the world.
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Haas revealed their new look for 2026 on Monday with Formula One's smallest team expecting a season of rapid development and drivers adapting to a different way of racing.