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Cadillac F1 pursues technical overhaul and long-term growth

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Cadillac F1 ~~faces leadership change~~ pursues technical overhaul and ~~development hurdles~~ long-term growth

After twelve rounds of its inaugural 2026 season, the US-owned Cadillac Formula 1 team remains winless and has yet to score points. The team’s best result to date is a 13th-place finish at the Chinese Grand Prix. Reliability issues, specifically involving brakes and overheating, continue to hinder performance as the team falls behind in the midfield standings. Driver Valtteri Bottas has called for a shift in team mentality, stating that Cadillac must strive for more than just competing on the grid and must focus on seeing ‘tangible progress on the timing sheets’ to avoid stagnation. This follows the mid-season leadership transition where veteran engineer Marcin Budkowski replaced Graeme Lowdon as Team Principal. ~~Budkowski is expected to provide a new technical perspective to address the team's developmental hurdles.~~ To bolster its technical structure, Cadillac ~~is aggressively targeting experienced talent from Red Bull Racing. British designer~~ has successfully secured several high-profile engineering appointments. Craig Skinner, ~~who served~~ a former Red Bull Racing designer, has joined as chief ~~designer during Max Verstappen’s championship runs,~~ development engineer. Additionally, Eric Blandin, formerly of Aston Martin, has ~~completed his gardening leave and is considered the frontrunner to join~~ been named head of the ~~American project over interest from Alpine. Cadillac is also pursuing Red Bull’s~~ aerodynamics department, while Tim Lean joins as chief ~~engineer, Paul Monaghan, reportedly offering a higher salary~~ engineer for aerodynamics modeling and simulation. Budkowski noted these moves are a fundamental step toward building a more ~~senior position to secure his services. As the season progresses,~~ integrated technical organization. Strategically, the team ~~has undergone a strategic shift. Team Principal Marcin Budkowski has confirmed that~~ is prioritizing long-term development ~~resources are being heavily redirected toward the 2027 car, slowing~~ over immediate 2026 results. Ahead of the ~~current development line~~ Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Cadillac introduced a new Ferrari ADUO 2 power unit for ~~the MAC-26. This decision follows public criticism from~~ driver Sergio ~~Perez, who expressed ‘great disappointment’ regarding~~ Pérez to improve horsepower and top speed. However, the ~~team's lack of progress. While Budkowski noted that improvements for~~ decision to redirect resources toward the ~~2026 season remain possible, he has urged a realistic perspective on~~ 2027 car means the ~~challenges~~ final races of ~~a new team. Despite performance struggles, Perez praised~~ the ~~team's new Silverstone facility, describing it~~ current season will be “very painful” for Pérez, as the ~~most impressive factory of his career.~~ team focuses on establishing a solid foundation for future years.

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