Cadillac’s new Formula One team has received final approval from F1 and its governing body, the FIA, to join the grid in 2026. In November, F1 announced it had agreed in principle to allow General Motors, the American car giant, to race from next year with its Cadillac brand, provisionally expanding the field to 11 teams.

A General Motors-backed Cadillac entry will become Formula One's 11th team next year after securing formal approval from the commercial rights holders and governing FIA on Friday. Formula One and the FIA confirmed in a joint statement that the necessary sporting,

For the first time in a decade, the F1 grid will expand to welcome the U.S.-based outfit, backed by General Motors, as the sport’s 11th team.

Cadillac went through several hurdles in its efforts to join F1, and now with its official entry into the sport being confirmed, the second American outfit is preparing to join th

Cadillac will select an American driver but only if deserving of a spot in the Formula 1 grid, according to team principal Graeme Lowdon.