The Cadillac Method 1 programme has named Graeme Lowdon as crew principal of the brand new crew forward of its entry in 2026.
The American model will be a part of the grid for the brand new period of laws after a reworked package deal was offered to F1 after greater than a 12 months of attempting to make it onto the scene.
Lowdon, who previously served as CEO for the Virgin/Marussia/Manor F1 outfit and likewise took the Manor identify to the World Endurance Championship, has been given the crew principal function having helped lay the foundations of the championship’s eleventh crew.
The 59-year-old Briton was a part of the beforehand unsuccessful bid between GM and Andretti F1 headed by Michael Andretti, which was accepted by the governing physique the FIA however refused entry by F1 itself as a result of the bid wasn’t deemed so as to add sufficient worth to the sequence.
Andretti stepped again from the undertaking earlier this 12 months and ceded management to the bulk proprietor TWG World, with CEO Dan Towriss largely liable for the transforming of GM’s proposals after taking on on the helm.
“I consider that Method 1 is the best crew sport on the earth, and groups are all about individuals. This can be a crew with an actual love for, and want to go, racing, and we’ve got the expertise and experience to do exactly that,” stated Lowdon.
“Racing is on the very coronary heart of all the pieces that we do. That is what I wish to see in a crew, and I actually wish to be a part of it. I don’t underestimate the duty forward and I’ve the utmost respect for the competitors. I look ahead to the problem of racing. Within the meantime, our work continues at tempo.”
Company within the Kick Sauber F1 Crew storage, together with Grame Lowdon, supervisor of Zhou Guanyu, Kick Sauber F1 Crew
Photograph by: Andrew Ferraro/MSI
In addition to serving to to construct the Cadillac entry from the underside up, Lowdon has been within the F1 paddock as a part of Zhou Guanyu’s nearest circle.
Towriss famous that it was Lowdon’s time with the crew over the previous two years that had cemented his function on the prime: “His expertise on each the technical and managerial sides of Method 1 and different motorsports ventures will serve him effectively as he builds the Cadillac Method 1 crew.”
On the function he has carried out with GM, president Mark Reuss stated: “Graeme has been a pleasure to work with over the previous two years and we’re excited he’ll lead our journey to the 2026 Method 1 grid as crew principal.
“He has nice racing experience, he is aware of methods to assemble a high-performing crew and he embodies the values the Cadillac Method 1 Crew will signify in all its endeavors, on or off the monitor.”
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