While the upcoming arrival of GM/Cadillac is confirmed, the American structure taken over under the General Motors flag continues an aggressive recruitment campaign to better prepare for its entry.
Echoes from the Las Vegas paddock were confirmed on Monday in the sense of an arrival by 2026 of a candidacy based on the approach undertaken by Andretti Global taken up directly by General Motors.
The team in preparation on both sides of the Atlantic will rely on the European base at Silverstone, where more than a hundred engineers and technicians are working on a chassis meeting the future 2026 regulations, and the GM teams in the United States in order to design a Cadillac power unit for “the end of the decade” (sic).
Ferrari engine while waiting for Cadillac
In the meantime, the cars would be powered by a customer engine, probably a V6 turbo hybrid Ferrari by recovering the supply contract from Sauber which will pass under the Audi banner.
To strengthen the team set up with the help of veteran Pat Symonds, coming directly from the FOM, and under the technical direction of Nick Chester (ex-Renault), another experienced engineer has just been recruited in the person of by Rob White (59 years old) who was still officiating at Enstone last May.
Trained as an engine driver at Cosworth before moving to Renault Sport in Viry-Châtillon, White then crossed the Channel to become operations director of Renault F1 and then of Alpine F1 Team in Enstone. He will occupy the same position at GM/Cadillac as he himself confirmed to the British media.
Old acquaintances
“I am pleased to say that I have just started as Director of Operations for Andretti Cadillac and Andretti Globaldeclared the English engineer before the official announcement from GM/Cadillac. I am excited to join the team. My first impressions are excellent of what has been accomplished by those who came before me. Let's meet the challenge of the future.”
White reunites with well-known faces that he worked with at Renault F1, starting with technical director Nick Chester and aerodynamicist Jon Tomlinson, without forgetting Symonds in an advisory role. Now that the officialization of the GM/Cadillac candidacy in F1 is confirmed, the American team will enter a new dimension and accelerate its launch into orbit.
