The announcement comes just months after Andretti Global's bid to join the grid as a US-based team, which was backed by Cadillac, was rejected. The team, led by the US' most successful F1 driver, Mario Andretti, had been pushing to join the sport for ...

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.

The other 10 teams had largely been against the introduction of a new outfit because of the dilution of prize money.