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Cadillac F1 faces leadership change and development hurdles

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After eleven races, the US‑owned Cadillac Formula 1 team remains winless and 11th in the Constructors' Championship, with zero points and nine retirements. Reliability problems, primarily recurring brake‑overheating failures, have limited the squad to only four race finishes and restricted data collection. Despite the lack of points, team principal Graeme Lowdon previously defended the driver lineup, stating that Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Pérez have done a “spectacular job” in developing the car. Lowdon noted that Bottas’s role was crucial to the rapid build-up, while Pérez’s qualifying performance provided a necessary balance for the rookie outfit. ~~The team’s competitive potential was highlighted by being within a tenth of a second of Q2 at Monaco and regularly outpacing Aston Martin.~~ However, the team has undergone a major leadership shift. Marcin Budkowski, an experienced veteran with a background at Ferrari, McLaren, and Renault, has replaced Graeme Lowdon as team director. Budkowski is tasked with strengthening technical expertise and strategic leadership as the team manages significant growing pains. Sergio Pérez has emphasized that the team must accelerate development processes to compete with established structures. Infrastructure projects continue to expand. While the team currently utilizes Ferrari power units, it plans to transition to GM Precision Power Units once they become operational in 2029. The new factory in Fishers, Indiana, is expected to begin operating in stages starting in 2027, supplementing existing facilities in Silverstone and Charlotte.

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