Cadillac F1 CEO Dan Towriss has addressed the rumour mill regarding a potential move for Christian Horner.<\/p>\n
Having announced Valtteri Bottas and former Red Bull racer Sergio Perez as its first Formula 1 driver pairing, no signing of ousted ex-Red Bull team boss Christian Horner will follow.<\/p>\n
Christian Horner NOT joining Cadillac F1<\/p>\n
This article was originally published on August 26 2025<\/p>\n
PlanetF1.com exclusively revealed earlier this month<\/a> that Sergio Perez \u2013 formerly of Red Bull \u2013 had reached an agreement to return to the grid with Cadillac. That was confirmed on Tuesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n Alongside Perez, Cadillac also snapped up Valtteri Bottas to complete a highly-experienced first driver line-up for F1 2026. The American outfit will enjoy a pairing that boasts a combined 16 grand prix wins, 10 for Bottas and six for Perez.<\/p>\n But it will not be signing a team boss who has overseen 14 world championship wins to bolster the effort.<\/p>\n It was shortly after the British Grand Prix when Red Bull announced the immediate dismissal of Christian Horner, the boss of Red Bull Racing for over 20 years.<\/p>\n But, launching a bid to sign the 51-year-old is not something which Cadillac has done, or intends to do.<\/p>\n The incoming team will be led by former Marussia chief Graeme Lowdon as team principal, who was announced in the role late last year.<\/p>\n \u201cThere have been no talks with Christian Horner, and there are no plans to do that,\u201d Towriss told the media.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d like to officially shut down that rumour.<\/p>\n \u201cOur support, belief, and backing are in Graeme Lowdon.\u201d<\/p>\n More on Cadillac F1 from PlanetF1.com<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49 Revealed: Valtteri Bottas\u2019s first words after Cadillac F1 2026 move confirmed<\/a><\/p>\n