Cadillac & Audi: New teams throw shadows on Formula 1!

Cadillac & Audi: New teams throw shadows on Formula 1!

Hinwil, Schweiz - Cadillac, the team of Michael Andretti, brings a breath of fresh air to Formula 1! The British team boss Graeme Lowdon, who returns to the premier class, has enthusiastically received his appointment after the team's announcement for the 2026 season. Lowdon, who was previously CEO of the Virgin team and most recently worked at Manor Motorsport in the WEC, expressed: "I feel very honored to be appointed team boss of this exciting new team." He will guide the skill of the emerging team, which is now part of the list of 11 teams, including Audi, which takes up the Sauber. As reports krone.at , the team also expects a number of promising drivers, including Colton Herta and Daniel Ricciardo.

special regulation for Audi

In an exciting turning point, Audi will start Formula 1 with special conditions from 2026. According to Motorsport magazine , the FIA ​​has granted an exemption, which enables audi to be more flexible to the costs. Since the average budget border in Formula 1 is set at $ 140.4 million, Cadillac can still experiment with the costs, while Audi does not have to exceed this upper limit because it starts under the clean name. This caused resentment among the competitors, especially with Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu, who denounced the inequality of the regulation and raised the question, why a team that is located in Switzerland has received a special regulation.

The critical tone of Komatsu underlined that all other teams are against this regulation and he noted: "So I don't know why the FIA ​​is so urgent." The discussion about the economic framework has the potential to burden the atmosphere in Formula 1 paddock, since different locations offer different economic advantages, which in question.