Overview
- Sergio Perez logged two days in a 2023 Ferrari SF‑23 at Imola, with the car running in an all‑black, unbranded livery.
- Ferrari loaned the two‑year‑old chassis under F1’s TPC rules, with team boss Fred Vasseur saying Ferrari granted two of its test days to Cadillac.
- Cadillac framed the exercise as operational training rather than performance work, with team principal Graeme Lowdon stressing they were “testing the people.”
- Around 30 Ferrari staff supported roughly 20 Cadillac personnel in pit boxes 16 and 17, after a Fiorano shakedown by Ferrari tester Arthur Leclerc.
- Valtteri Bottas did not take part due to his Mercedes reserve contract through 2025, as Cadillac continues rehearsals including a sprint‑weekend simulation run during the Brazilian Grand Prix.