After years of strife from the project's founder, Michael Andretti, Cadillac F1 has gained formal approval to join the grid in 2026.

General Motors Corp., after a series of twists and complications, received final approval to go racing in Formula One in 2026.

Cadillac’s Formula 1 team has received official approval to join the grid in 2026 and its owners insist the team will be ready to compete.

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.

Congress last year investigated Formula One owners Liberty Media amid concerns that the company had violated U.S. antitrust law by refusing a Cadillac-Andretti Global joint venture from the prestigious motorsport series.

The FIA and Formula 1 confirmed Friday that Cadillac's entry into the sport has been approved for 2026, officially paving the way for the American company to field a team. The F1 grid will now rise to 11 race teams next season,

Now that the formal approval by Formula 1 is complete, Cadillac's long-awaited team is finally locked into the 2026 grid.

Cadillac's entry onto the Formula 1 grid in 2026 after the team approved by both the FIA and F1's owners Liberty Media.

The Cadillac Formula 1 Team will join the grid next year, gaining final approval from F1 and its governing body on Friday.

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