General Motors is set to become the first U.S. automaker with a Formula 1 team when a Cadillac-branded team joins the racing series in 2026, F1 announced Monday, ending a yearslong battle between the league and former driver Michael Andretti, who initially proposed the new team.

The team will use Ferrari engines its first two years until GM has a Cadillac engine built for competition in time for the 2028 season.

General Motors will become the 11th team on the Formula One grid for the 2026 season after agreeing a deal in principle with the sport's owners Liberty Media. The US carmaker plans to enter its Cadillac brand and said it had also registered with the governing FIA as a power unit manufacturer to become a full works outfit by the end of the decade.