US EditionCadillac Names Its First F1 Car After Mario Andretti in 'Ultimate Compliment'
Cadillac honors 1978 F1 champion Mario Andretti with MAC-26 chassis name, marking the debut of its American Formula 1 team in the 2026 season.
- Cadillac's first Formula One car will be named MAC-26 in honor of U.S. motor racing great and 1978 world champion Mario Andretti.
- Mario Andretti is on the board of the General Motors-backed U.S. team that will be the 11th outfit on the grid when the Formula 1 season starts in Australia on March 8.
- Naming the chassis MAC-26 reflects the spirit Mario carried into Formula 1 and the belief that an American team belongs on this stage, said Dan Towriss, chief executive of Cadillac Formula 1 Team Holdings.
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Cadillac Gives Mario Andretti The Ultimate Salute With Car Name
I'm fired up for the start of the Formula 1 season and have been doing some research for my highly-anticipated, fan-favorite annual F1 preseason predictions article when I got to Cadillac and realized something.Despite the fanfare around their debut Formula 1 car, I couldn't remember its name.It turns out that that's because it didn't have a name, at least not until Friday, when the team announced that the iconic American brand's first Formula 1…
Cadillac's first single-seater in Formula One will be called MAC-26. Although the design presentation during the Super Bowl and at the exhibition in New York did not reveal the name, the American team did not forget that detail, it only took longer to give its rocket identity with all the elements that were combined for its arrival in the Maximum Category. Cadillac's car has a name. Credit: Taken from X "To name our first MAC-26 chassis reflects…
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Cadillac names its first F1 car after Mario Andretti in 'ultimate compliment'
Cadillac is naming its first Formula 1 car in honor of 1978 champion Mario Andretti. He calls it the “ultimate compliment” ahead of the team’s inaugural race next week at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
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