The first race of the 2026 season is the Australian Grand Prix in March. Bottas and Perez will hit the track in January, testing out the new car before its official debut in early February. Towriss noted that both men signed multi-year deals with Cadillac. Graeme Lowden was named team principal last December.

Cadillac, owned by American automotive giant General Motors, will become F1’s 11th team next year when they join the grid in 2026 - a year of potential upheaval in the sport with new engine and chassis regulations being introduced.

The new Cadillac F1 team strongly denies reports of hiring Christian Horner, the recently fired Red Bull team principal.