Cadillac Fires F1 Boss-Looks To Leverage AI, Cure Reliability Issues
Cadillac hasn't finished a full season in Formula 1 yet, and it has already changed team principals.
Cadillac's Formula 1 team has undergone a leadership change, with Graeme Lowdon stepping down as team principal and being replaced by Marcin Budkowski. Lowdon, who had been with the team since 2024, was appointed by TWG Motorsports CEO Dan Towriss to secure Cadillac's 2026 grid slot and establish the organization from the ground up.
Towriss acknowledged that the leadership change occurred sooner than anticipated, stating that a "narrow window of opportunity" presented itself when considering the team's innovative potential. Budkowski's background includes stints at Alpine, Prost, Ferrari, McLaren, and the FIA's F1 technical department, making him a strong candidate to integrate AI tools from General Motors' (GM) resources.
This pivot towards AI technology may also involve a relocation of the team's headquarters from Silverstone, UK, to Fishers, Indiana. However, the team is currently facing significant challenges, including a lack of points scored by drivers Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas, as well as a chronic brake problem that has limited the cars' accumulated mileage.
The team's parent organization, TWG Global, is also under federal investigation for financial improprieties by the FBI and the SEC.
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