General Motors and TWG Motorsports have announced the formation of a new company that will build powertrains for the Cadillac F1 project, the team that could potentially join the grid in 2026.
GM Performance Power Units LLC will help Cadillac become a “full” team by the end of the decade, and Russ O’Blenes has been named CEO of the company.
O’Blenes, currently GM Motorsports Propulsion and Performance team principal, has more than 30 years of motorsport experience, and his signing follows news in early December that former Marussia sporting director Graeme Lowdon had been named team manager. project.
“We are thrilled to welcome Russ to this pivotal role,” said Dan Towriss, CEO of TWG Motorsports. “His experience and leadership will be instrumental in laying the foundation for Cadillac’s journey into Formula 1.