{"id":183465,"date":"2025-10-01T21:36:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T21:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/183465\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T21:36:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T21:36:07","slug":"cadillac-f1-prepares-for-2026-debut-with-drivers-testing-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/183465\/","title":{"rendered":"Cadillac F1 prepares for 2026 debut with drivers, testing announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Get the latest scoops on Cadillac\u2019s ongoing 2026 preparations in PlanetF1.com\u2019s F1 news round-up for October 1.<\/p>\n

Also featuring updates on Alpine and Audi\u2019s plans for 2026.<\/p>\n

F1 news: Cadillac bolster 2026 lineup with sim drivers announced<\/p>\n

While Cadillac F1 may have announced its driver line-up for the 2026 season, the American team is making further headway in fleshing out its key behind-the-scenes players with several high-profile simulator announcements.<\/p>\n

Key among these signings is Simon Pagenaud, a former IndyCar champion and victor of the prestigious Indianapolis 500. Joining him will be Pietro Fittipaldi and Charlie Eastwood.<\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0Cadillac F1 signs IndyCar champion in latest driver announcement<\/a><\/p>\n

F1 news: Further clarification on Cadillac\u2019s testing plans<\/p>\n

Preparations for Cadillac\u2019s inaugural season in Formula 1 are ramping up ahead of the F1 2026 campaign.<\/p>\n

It has recently confirmed its simulator drivers in addition to other statement appointments, while PlanetF1.com understands it is closing in on its first real-world test outing.<\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0Cadillac closing in on test outing as F1 2026 preparations ramp up<\/a><\/p>\n

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F1 news: Williams loses major funding in rebuild<\/p>\n

Williams recorded a near \u00a350million loss for the last financial year despite a significant cash injection of over \u00a3550million.<\/p>\n

But while the loss was significant in size, it still marked an improved position for the squad relative to F1 2023 as the operation continues efforts to rebuild.<\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0Williams endures significant \u00a350m loss amid \u00a3555m rebuild injection<\/a><\/p>\n

F1 news: Fresh expectations for Audi\u2019s 2026 engine program<\/p>\n

Sauber team principal Jonathan Wheatley has revealed that Audi F1\u2019s current focus is on the reliability of its F1 2026 power unit.<\/p>\n

And he says that the engine and chassis will be brought together for the first time in December as the German manufacturer prepares for its debut season.<\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0Fresh Audi F1 engine details surface as Jonathan Wheatley sets F1 2026 timeline<\/a><\/p>\n

F1 news: Alpine boss pinpoints major 2026 target<\/p>\n

New Alpine managing director, Steve Nielsen, has detailed his top priority after rejoining the Enstone-based operation.<\/p>\n

Nielsen spent time at the squad during the early 2000s before moving away, returning now to run the team in partnership with Flavio Briatore.<\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0New Alpine boss identifies \u2018top priority\u2019 upon Enstone return<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Get the latest scoops on Cadillac\u2019s ongoing 2026 preparations in PlanetF1.com\u2019s F1 news round-up for October 1. Also…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":183466,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,63,817,813,816,818,44,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-183465","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-formula-1","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-f1","11":"tag-formula-1","12":"tag-formula1","13":"tag-home-page","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183465\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/183466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}