{"id":98502,"date":"2025-08-27T01:29:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T01:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/98502\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T01:29:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T01:29:11","slug":"f1-news-cadillac-shuts-down-christian-horner-rumours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/98502\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 news: Cadillac shuts down Christian Horner rumours"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCadillac has shut down rumours of Christian Horner joining their new F1 team. Image: XPB Images<\/p>\n

Rumours had circulated in recent weeks that Horner \u2014 ousted by Red Bull earlier this year after more than two decades in charge<\/a> \u2014 could resurface at the helm of the American manufacturer\u2019s works entry.<\/p>\n

But Dan Towriss, CEO of TWG Motorsport, which operates Cadillac\u2019s F1 team, dismissed the suggestion outright during a press conference discussing the squad\u2019s first driver line-up.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere have been no talks with Christian Horner, no plans to do that,\u201d Towriss said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I\u2019d like to officially shut down that rumour. Our support, belief, backing is 100 percent in Graeme Lowdon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lowdon, who served as the CEO of Virgin\/Marussia\/Manor in the 2010s, has overseen Cadillac\u2019s F1 build-up from the ground up, steering staffing, facilities and driver recruitment.<\/p>\n

Under his watch, the team has already been running \u2018race-ready\u2019 weekend simulations ahead of its 2026 grid debut.<\/p>\n

That debut will be spearheaded by Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez, who were officially confirmed as Cadillac\u2019s inaugural driver pairing on Tuesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Towriss explained that the team\u2019s search included more than 15 candidates before they narrowed the search down to four pairings that balanced youth and experience.<\/p>\n

He explained that Bottas and Perez emerged after a \u201cpressure-tested\u201d process weighing leadership, performance and technical feedback.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe their experience, their leadership and their technical acumen are really what we need,\u201d Towriss said. \u201cIt\u2019s the right combination, the right drivers at the right time.\u201d<\/p>\n

General Motors president Mark Reuss echoed that sentiment, stressing the value of experienced feedback in shaping Cadillac\u2019s first F1 car.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat input from experienced drivers into vehicle development is going to be a landmark in the history books here for Cadillac,\u201d Reuss said.<\/p>\n

Towriss also added that while a pathway for an American driver remains a long-term priority, proven experience was essential for the debut campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important to us to make sure there\u2019s a pathway for an American driver into Formula 1 and we\u2019ll be working on that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I think for this inaugural season, for what the team needs, and again, really what these drivers bring, this was the right combination for our team.\u201d<\/p>\n

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