{"id":154143,"date":"2025-09-19T04:33:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T04:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/154143\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T04:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T04:33:10","slug":"graeme-lowdon-on-picking-drivers-and-bringing-cadillac-to-f1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/154143\/","title":{"rendered":"Graeme Lowdon on picking drivers and bringing Cadillac to F1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Six months before their first race, the new Cadillac Formula 1 Team is already moving fast. The drivers have been signed, the car is being developed on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, and engineers are running simulations to prepare for Grand Prix racing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Leading <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiQ2FkaWxsYWNfbGlua19jbGlja2VkIiwiY2xpY2tUZXh0Ijp0cnVlLCJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9ybXVsYTEuY29tL2VuL2xhdGVzdC90YWdzL2NhZGlsbGFjLjFJejNyNHZRTTBsZ2d3TzlTVjZ5OW4iLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImludGVybmFsIn0=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/tags\/cadillac.1Iz3r4vQM0lggwO9SV6y9n\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cadillac<\/a> to the Formula 1 grid is Team Principal Graeme Lowdon, who knows how to launch a brand-new team. He did it in 2010 with Virgin Racing, which raced at the back of the grid and was graced by the talent of the late Jules Bianchi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">And in this week&#8217;s Beyond The Grid podcast, Graeme tells pod host Tom Clarkson how his experience led to a job with Cadillac, how the team won its place in F1, and the incredible preparation work happening as the clock ticks towards the new team\u2019s debut at the 2026 Australian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">He explains why <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiVmFsdHRlcmkgQm90dGFzX2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi9sYXRlc3QvdGFncy92YWx0dGVyaS1ib3R0YXMuN3BtRldVZGFvZ00yNkEyMHFvS3lTbyIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/tags\/valtteri-bottas.7pmFWUdaogM26A20qoKySo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Valtteri Bottas<\/a> and <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiU2VyZ2lvIFBlcmV6X2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi9sYXRlc3QvdGFncy9zZXJnaW8tcGVyZXouMlhJeGlmT0kzUzBlTWFpU3FXUTh5UyIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/tags\/sergio-perez.2XIxifOI3S0eMaiSqWQ8yS\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sergio Perez<\/a> are the perfect drivers for the team, and why he admires Cadillac reserve driver <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiQ29sdG9uIEhlcnRhIGZvciBzd2FwcGluZyBJbmR5Q2FyIGZvciBhIHNob3QgYXQgcmFjaW5nIGluIEYxLl9saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mb3JtdWxhMS5jb20vZW4vbGF0ZXN0L2FydGljbGUvaW5keWNhci1zdGFyLWNvbHRvbi1oZXJ0YS1zaWduZWQtdG8tY2FkaWxsYWMtYXMtdGVzdC1kcml2ZXIuM2RmZFgwanRXTFU3VmwxNklLM2NhYyIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/indycar-star-colton-herta-signed-to-cadillac-as-test-driver.3dfdX0jtWLU7Vl16IK3cac\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colton Herta for swapping IndyCar for a shot at racing in F1.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">To listen to this week\u2019s episode, simply hit go on the audio player above or <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiY2xpY2sgaGVyZV9saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL3BvZGZvbGxvdy5jb20vZjEtYmV5b25kLXRoZS1ncmlkL3ZpZXciLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImV4dGVybmFsIn0=\" href=\"https:\/\/podfollow.com\/f1-beyond-the-grid\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">click here<\/a> to listen via your preferred podcasting platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">You can also check out a huge selection of previous episodes \u2013 spanning every decade of F1 \u2013 in our dedicated Beyond The Grid library <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiaGVyZV9saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mb3JtdWxhMS5jb20vZW4vbGF0ZXN0L3RhZ3MvYmV5b25kLXRoZS1ncmlkLjYzSEdpNlEwZ3JFZzFUb1pCdFBOUTkiLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImludGVybmFsIn0=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/tags\/beyond-the-grid.63HGi6Q0grEg1ToZBtPNQ9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Six months before their first race, the new Cadillac Formula 1 Team is already moving fast. 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