Ferrari reserve driver Zhou Guanyu is on the Cadillac Formula One team's radar. Guanyu raced for the Sauber F1 team for three years but was unable to secure a full-time seat for the 2025 season.

The Cadillac team set to debut in Formula One next year has at least six names on a list of potential drivers and will decide on merit, principal Graeme Lowdon said on Monday.

F1 was once Colton Herta's goal; now he's not sure. But the young Andretti Global IndyCar drive also needs to qualify.

Cadillac's application to join 2026 grid was approved last week — meaning the new team now has work to do in the driver market.

Former Formula 1 team boss Guenther Steiner has questioned Cadillac’s choice to pick an American driver for their 2026 driver lineup. The General Motors-backed team have received official approval to join the F1 grid in 2026, where their spot as an 11th team opens up seats for two more drivers in the sport.

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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.

Now its spot in Formula 1 for 2026 onwards is secure, the championship's newest team is on the hunt for its drivers

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