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Pérez Wraps Two-Day Imola Test for Cadillac in Ferrari SF-23

The program shifts to factory build with a late-November or early-December power-unit fire-up planned.

Overview

  • Engineers and mechanics conducted initial on-track integration focused on long-run and qualifying simulations rather than lap times.
  • Pérez completed 91 laps covering 447 kilometers over two days at Imola.
  • Ferrari loaned a 2023 SF-23 as Cadillac’s interim platform while its 2026 car is completed.
  • Pérez said he was happy to be back in a car, joking that his neck “survived” the G-forces after months out.
  • Cadillac expects its first Ferrari engine within weeks, plans an initial fire-up by early December, then a shakedown and a private Barcelona test ahead of the March 8, 2026 debut in Melbourne.