As many as eight drivers are in contention to join Cadillac’s new Form🍒ula 1 team in 2026.

General Motors is holding a launch event for its most ambitious raciཧng programme on Saturday at the eve of the Miami Grand Prix, where it may reveal the definitive livery of its 💯first Ferrari-powered F1 contender.

Cadillac’s entry into grand prix racing is significant, as it not only brings another manufacturer into F1 but also creates two ex𝔍tra spots on a grid that has been limited to just 20 drivers since Manor’s exit at the eဣnd of 2026.

Several driv💙ers who havꦍe recently lost a seat in F1, as well as youngsters coming through the ranks in Formula 2, have been linked with the Cadillac project.

Among those mentioned is 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez, who will b🦹e returning to the F1 paddock in𓂃 Miami for the first time since he was dropped by Red Bull at the end of last season.

Eight-driver shortlist for Cadillac F1 team

“Is it a coincidence that Cadillac are having a big launch this we♛ek, and Sergio Perez is in town?,” Sky TV commentator David Croft asked on Thursday as the paddock convened at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.

Pat Symonds, now withꦯ Cadillac's F1 team, s🍌miled and didn't offer an answer which revealed any truth.

Cadillac’s advisor Mario Andretti has previously said the American marque has shortlisted three drivers for its F1 team, with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Perez a𒐪mong those under consideration thanks to his e♛xtensive experience with both front-running and midf🎃ield teams.

Zhou Guanyu, who joined Ferrari as a reserve driver this year after two years at Sauber, was also identified as a potential c👍andidate by Juan Pablo Montoya.

However, Croft thinks the actual list is much longer than Andretti suggested, as C🧸adillac’s entry has grabbed🅘 the attention of several drivers.

“In all seriousness, I’m told there is about🍨 e🌸ight drivers on the list,” he said.

“Perez might be one of them. The fact that he’s here d𓄧oesn’t surprise me.

“Perez💃 is a man we’ve missed at a race track, and we want ♑to see back.

“168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:[Valtteri] Bottas, Zhou, Zak Crawford’s name has been mentioned. There are a♏ lot of drivers who covet t💯hat seat.”

Cadillac 𝔉has yet to reveal when it will announce i♋ts driver line-up for the 2026 season.

Andretti recently stated that there is no gu꧂arantee an American driver could join the🥃 team next year, citing hurdles such as super license points.