Overview
- Cadillac ran a 2023 Ferrari SF-23 at Imola under F1’s Testing of Previous Cars rules, with the car in an all-black, unbranded livery.
- Team principal Graeme Lowdon said the goal was operational practice rather than performance work, describing it as “testing the people.”
- Roughly 30 Ferrari staff supported about 20 Cadillac personnel working from pit boxes 16 and 17 to drill pit stops, comms and garage procedures.
- Sergio Perez turned his first F1 laps since December 2024, using the session to gauge fitness after a Maranello seat fit, with a second day scheduled for Friday.
- Cadillac targets a 2026 debut as Formula 1’s 11th team using Ferrari power units, with Valtteri Bottas joining after his Mercedes reserve commitment ends in 2025.