The new Cadillac team planning to enter Formula 1 in 2026 have appointed ex-Marussia chief executive Graeme Lowdon as principal, General Motors and partners TWG Global said on Thursday.

The Cadillac F1 team has a team principal, with GM announcing who will be at the helm when they join the grid.

One team, to be exact. F1 announced on Monday that an agreement in principle has been reached and that a General Motors-Cadillac team will be joining the grid for the 2026 season. The announcement brings to a close months of debate and discussion over a potential 11th team on the grid.

Formula One could expand to 12 teams now that General Motors' brand Cadillac has been accepted as the 11th from 2026, according to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.

Will GM be the only new power unit manufacturer? Mario Andretti doesn't think so; he sees room for a 12th team on the F1 grid.

General Motors has a deal to join Formula 1 under the Cadillac brand and participate in the FIA Formula One World Championship for the 2026 season, the automaker announced on Monday. Formula 1 says it has accepted in principle and will move GM and Cadillac's application forward to become the 11th team on the grid — making it the first new team to join since 2016.

The Cadillac F1 team will utilize power units built by Ferrari until GM begins producing its own engines in 2028.

Formula 1 could expand to 12 teams now that Cadillac has been accepted as the 11th from 2026, says FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.

The Cadillac F1 team will join the grid in 2026, and FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem believes it wouldn't have happened without him.