Overview

• Cadillac selected two veteran race winners after a summer evaluation, with CEO Dan Towriss citing experience and leadership as decisive for its debut campaign.
• Towriss said American IndyCar stars were not realistic for 2026, noting superlicence limitations and stressing that F1 experience was the priority for the new team.
• The team publicly denied any talks with former Red Bull boss Christian Horner and reaffirmed support for current principal Graeme Lowdon.
• Autosport reports six seats remain open for 2026, with both Mercedes places yet to be finalized and Red Bull’s three non-Verstappen seats across its two teams still unsettled.
• On track, McLaren has won 11 of 14 races and leads the constructors by 299 points as Oscar Piastri heads Lando Norris by nine in a tight intra-team title battle, while Lewis Hamilton signals a refreshed mindset after a tough Hungary weekend.