Michael Andretti will not be a part of the 11th F1 team but his father Mario will. Mario, the former Formula 1 champion, will be on the board of directors for the General Motors-backed Cadillac team who have the green light to enter the grid from 2026.

Mario Andretti says Cadillac F1's admission to Formula 1 came in part to his son Michael Andretti stepping down but it was all worth it.

Former Formula 1 champion Mario Andretti has been hired as a director of the new General Motors team, likely under their Cadillac brand, and will have significant sway over their driver decisions

Mario Andretti will be serving on the board of the brand new Formula One team that will be fielded by General Motors with its Cadillac brand.

In 2026, a Cadillac-backed team will enter Formula 1 — but not under the Andretti name. Still, Mario Andretti has a role there.

Former Formula 1 world champion Mario Andretti will be a director on the board of the newly approved Cadillac F1 team, which puts a famous American car maker with racing partner Andretti Global on the grid in 2026.

Cadillac Formula 1 Team will become the 11th team to enter the Formula 1 grid in the 2026 season, the Americans announced on Monday. Mario Andretti, the 1978 F1 world champion, has been appointed director of the board.

Mario Andretti will take up a director role on the board of the Cadillac F1 Team after the automotive giants were granted a grid slot for the 2026 season.