Common Motors and Cadillac has introduced that former Manor boss Graeme Lowdon will change into workforce principal when the outfit enters F1 in 2026.
Lowdon, who was the president and sporting director of the Virgin Racing/Manor Marussia squad between 2010 and 2015, will function Common Motors-Cadillac workforce principal when the American automobile large joins the grid as F1’s eleventh workforce.
The 59-year-old Briton has been performing as an advisor to the operation for the previous two years.
“I’m really honoured to be appointed because the Workforce Principal of this thrilling new workforce and I wish to thank everybody concerned for putting their belief in me,” Lowdon mentioned.
“I consider that System 1 is the best workforce sport on the earth, and groups are all about folks. It is a workforce with an actual love for, and need to go, racing, and we’ve the expertise and experience to just do that.
“Racing is on the very coronary heart of every part that we do. That is what I wish to see in a workforce, 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 stay up for the problem of racing. Within the meantime, our work continues at tempo.”
Dan Towriss, CEO of TWG World’s motorsport enterprise, mentioned: “Graeme has been advising our workforce for the final two years as we’ve constructed out our operations; his expertise on each the technical and managerial sides of System 1 and different motorsports ventures will serve him nicely as he builds the Cadillac System 1 workforce.”
Common Motors president Mark Reuss added: “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 System 1 grid as Workforce Principal.
“He has nice racing experience, he is aware of easy methods to assemble a high-performing workforce and he embodies the values the Cadillac System 1 Workforce will signify in all its endeavors, on or off the monitor.”
Final week it was confirmed that an settlement in precept had been reached with F1 to make GM-Cadillac the primary new workforce to enter the world championship since 2016.
