The Andretti Formula 1 team entity has formally registered a name change ahead of its expected entry in 2026.
The racing organization created under the name Andretti Racing withdrew the vehicle through documents filed with the United Kingdom authorities.
The long-running Formula 1 team initially founded under the eponymous Andretti name has been renamed Cadillac, documents filed with Companies House in the United Kingdom confirm.
The request for the name change, lodged electronically on December 12th, was granted on Friday, December 13th, and sees the entity renamed from Andretti Racing Ltd. to Cadillac Formula Racing Ltd.
The company was formed in mid-2022 under the leadership of Michael Andretti, then president of Andretti Global, and Dan Towriss, a director of the company.
Bid to enter Formula 1 When the FIA opened a formal tender procedure at the end of 2023, Andretti’s application passed the FIA’s stress tests (the only application to do so) and was sent to the advertising rights holder, FOM (under Liberty Media). Matrix for further evaluation.
However, access was flatly rejected by the FOM in early 2024, leading Andretti to seek help from the US Department of Justice to open an investigation into the decision-making process.
Andretti’s good fortune in attracting General Motors, through its Cadillac brand, as a spouse was demonstrated in the final results of the acceptance.
The initial rejection letter left the door open for Cadillac’s involvement as OEM and engine supplier and, with Michael Andretti leaving his role as Andretti’s global CEO to fully hand the reins to Towriss, a management replacement. technique adopted to perform the task. the line with FOM.
Last month, Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei signaled his intention to step down at the end of 2024, and news broke shortly after that the team, now known as Cadillac, had reached an agreement “in principle. ” with Formula 1. participa. sport in 2026.
GM will also build its own power unit for Formula 1, meaning the Cadillac squad will become a “full works” factory effort by the end of the 2020s.
Last week, Cadillac announced that Graeme Lowdon, the former Manor-Marussia F1Array boss will take on the role of director, having been an advisor to Andretti for the past two years.
Other documentation lodged with Companies House this year shows the establishment of the Cadillac team’s headquarters at an industrial unit near the Silverstone circuit, with a formal address change made in June 2024.
As Andretti’s involvement with the team has faded, Cadillac has shown that 1978 F1 world champion Mario Andretti, Michael’s father, will be on the board.
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