{"id":231520,"date":"2026-01-13T21:26:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/231520\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T21:26:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:26:18","slug":"f1-news-cadillac-unveils-special-f1-testing-livery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/231520\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 news: Cadillac unveils special F1 testing livery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rear-three-quarter-view-of-cadillac-formula-1-test-livery.jpeg.png\" alt=\"Cadillac unveils special F1 testing livery\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCadillac&#8217;s special edition testing livery. Image: GM&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The General Motors squad will kick off its new F1 program at the all-in, behind-closed-doors test at the Spanish circuit on January 26-30.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the milestone in the Cadillac F1 journey, the team has unveiled a special testing livery that was designed in collaboration between the GM global design team in the US and the UK-based F1 team.<\/p>\n<p>The actual race livery will then be revealed on February 8.<\/p>\n<p>According to the announcement, \u201cthe monochrome concept creates a striking and premium appearance by linking to a modern interpretation of the iconic Cadillac crest and shield, serving as a visual anchor across the car\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The camouflage livery also features all of the names of the founding members of the Cadillac F1 team from both sides of the Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur new testing livery celebrates Detroit\u2019s design heritage and the power of the global Cadillac Formula 1 team, while keeping our design secrets under wraps,\u201d said GM president Mark Reuss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Barcelona test is just the beginning \u2014 we can\u2019t wait to share our official race livery with fans around the world next month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cadillac F1 team CEO Dan Towriss added: \u201cThe Cadillac Formula 1 Team is committed to innovation on and off the track. TWG combined with General Motors allows us to rethink the norm and introduce the team in bold new ways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDebuting our race livery during a globally televised championship broadcast challenges convention and brings Cadillac Formula 1 to a global audience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPaired with this special-edition testing livery designed by the GM Design studios, we\u2019re honouring automotive heritage while looking ahead as we build toward the 2026 season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cadillac will make its competitive debut at the Australian Grand Prix with foundation race drivers Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez.<\/p>\n<p><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/b\/285249\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/285249.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; Cadillac&#8217;s special edition testing livery. Image: GM&#13; The General Motors squad will kick off its new&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":231521,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[70352,111,139,69,76356,1058,12411,213,91018],"class_list":["post-231520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-cadillac","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-sergio-perez","tag-slot1","tag-slot1_f1","tag-sports","tag-valtteri-bottas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}