{"id":195838,"date":"2025-10-12T22:49:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T22:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/195838\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T22:49:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T22:49:07","slug":"cadillac-clarifies-ferrari-car-loan-rumours-prior-to-f1-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/195838\/","title":{"rendered":"Cadillac clarifies Ferrari car loan rumours prior to F1 debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cadillac<\/a> boss Graeme Lowdon has confirmed rumours regarding the team\u2019s apparent push to obtain a historic Formula 1<\/a> car from Ferrari ahead of its 2026 debut.<\/p>\n

Preparations for Cadillac\u2019s first car turning in anger in January continue at pace, with confirmation that the current team simulated the Spanish Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

Sergio Perez has ramped up the work at the team\u2019s Silverstone base, completing extensive runs on the simulator to understand both data and car performance.<\/p>\n

But with no car from the team allowed to hit the track until January, the team is very much stuck in the virtual world, unable to undertake practical preparation for its first race. <\/p>\n

All teams are permitted to test one of their historic cars to evaluate younger drivers; however as a new entrant, this is not an avenue available to Cadillac.<\/p>\n

Lowdon revealed at the Singapore Grand Prix that he is exploring options to change that in the coming months, though, citing the importance of real-world preparations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been looking at the testing a team can do under the TPC rules [testing of a previous car],\u201d Lowdon said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t have a previous car, but also the title is a slightly misnomer, because we don\u2019t actually need to test a car, so it doesn\u2019t really matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cActually, current\u00a0team\u00a0testing is kind of what we\u2019re interested in. We want to use a car, because in all of the simulations that we mentioned, we try and make it as real to life as possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think everyone gets a little bit wrongly concerned, that in some way we can get an advantage by testing someone else\u2019s car or something. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut we\u2019re not testing the car, we\u2019re testing the people.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"CadillacCadillac is targeting obtaining a historic Ferrari F1 car as part of its 2026 preparations<\/p>\n

Lowdon and Cadillac \u2018looking to gain the advantage\u2019<\/p>\n

Lowdon expanded on the need for a car to test, focusing on the need for mechanics to practice working in the pit lane and on the car, something not possible virtually.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, we are looking to gain the advantage, but not from anything to do with the car,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe advantages that we want is for our mechanics to have the same experience that all the mechanics in this pit lane are having every day working with each car.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to get the mechanics used to that muscle memory of operating an F1 car.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to be able to stick tyre blankets on, and then there\u2019s just the size of a car and the heat that comes off one, and the presence that they have.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been through this loop so many times in setting up a team, it\u2019s really important to try and simulate and get as near as you can to everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

He confirmed Ferrari was the target of his search, but did not reveal if discussions had taken place, only that the FIA was involved in early consultation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re a [Ferrari] customer, so makes sense,\u201d he acknowledged. \u201cBut as I say, we\u2019re not trying to learn anything from the car itself. <\/p>\n

\u201cI really don\u2019t really mind, as long as it\u2019s kind of right size and shape. It\u2019s just there to simulate, so I don\u2019t even care what colour it is.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we borrow a car off somebody, then that team needs to get the FIA to approve that we could use their car. <\/p>\n

\u201cAnd we involve the FIA in everything we\u2019re doing step-by-step, because we\u2019ve got nothing to hide.\u201d<\/p>\n

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