Cadillac assembles F1 team with Peter Crolla as race manager
Autosport • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 18, 2026, 4:30 PM
Last updated Aug 18, 2026
Cadillac is in the process of assembling its Formula 1 team for the 2026 season. The new entrant has appointed Peter Crolla, previously with Haas, as race team manager. Crolla had been seeking a new challenge and will begin preparations to build the team from the ground up. Cadillac's official entry into F1 remains a year away, driving the urgency of the assembly process.
- •Cadillac is set to join the F1 grid in 2026.
- •Peter Crolla has been hired as race team manager.
- •Crolla previously worked with Haas since its inception in 2016.
- •The team hopes to build a competitive presence from scratch.
- 4:30 PMAutosport — "No nine to five cruise" - The challenge of assembling Cadillac's trackside F1 team from scratch
- 3:16 PMMotorsport.com — "No nine to five cruise" - The rewarding challenge of assembling Cadillac's trackside team from scratch
"When brand-new entrant Cadillac started its search for a race team manager, still a full year removed from joining the 2026 Formula 1 grid, it didn't have to look very long, or far, to identify the right target. Over at Haas, F1's previous start-up team in 2016, long serving team manager Peter Crolla had been looking for a new challenge, and the prospect of another chance to build a team from ...Keep reading
"When brand-new entrant Cadillac started its search for a race team manager, still a full year removed from joining the 2026 Formula 1 grid, it didn't have to look very long, or far, to identify the right target. Over at Haas, F1's previous start-up team in 2016, long serving team manager Peter Crolla had been looking for a new challenge, and the prospect of another chance to build a team from ...Keep reading
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External links- AutosportAug 18, 2026, 4:30 PM"No nine to five cruise" - The challenge of assembling Cadillac's trackside F1 team from scratch
When brand-new entrant Cadillac started its search for a race team manager, still a full year removed from joining the 2026 Formula 1 grid, it didn't have to look very long, or far, to identify the right target. Over at Haas, F1's previous start-up team in 2016, long serving team manager Peter Crolla had been looking for a new challenge, and the prospect of another chance to build a team from ...Keep reading
- Motorsport.comAug 18, 2026, 3:16 PM"No nine to five cruise" - The rewarding challenge of assembling Cadillac's trackside team from scratch
When brand-new entrant Cadillac started its search for a race team manager, still a full year removed from joining the 2026 Formula 1 grid, it didn't have to look very long, or far, to identify the right target. Over at Haas, F1's previous start-up team in 2016, long serving team manager Peter Crolla had been looking for a new challenge, and the prospect of another chance to build a team from ...Keep reading
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