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On Monday, January 12, General Motors President Mark Reuss unveiled the Cadillac Formula 1® Team’s Special Edition testing livery at GM’s new global headquarters - the Hudson’s Detroit building - marking a major milestone on Cadillac’s journey to the Formula 1® grid. The livery will be used at the all-team Shakedown Week in Barcelona, Spain, January 26 – 30, ahead of unveiling the final livery on February 8.

The testing livery was developed through a cross-continental collaboration between the General Motors Global Design team and Cadillac Formula 1® Team. The partnership underscores the global reach of the Cadillac Formula 1® Team program and the deep creative and technical talent driving the brand’s debut in F1®. The unveiling was part of GM’s opening-week celebrations at its new headquarters, with a replica F1® car proudly wearing the Cadillac Formula 1® Team Barcelona Shakedown livery. The car will additionally be on display at the Detroit Auto Show until January 25 for enthusiasts to see in person. Distinct from the official race livery, the Cadillac Formula 1® Team Barcelona Shakedown livery is a bold, yet disciplined design created specifically for the demands of pre-season development. In Formula 1®, testing liveries traditionally help mask aerodynamic details ahead of competition—much like camouflaged prototypes in the automotive world—while still expressing brand identity.

The Cadillac Formula 1® Team will unveil its official 2026 Formula 1® race livery on February 8 giving F1 enthusiasts their first look at the design that will compete throughout the season. The Cadillac Formula 1® Team will make its debut at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 8.

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Red Bull and its adjacent team, Racing Bulls, revealed their new F1 liveries at a Detroit-based launch event to mark the competitive start of the team’s partnership with Ford. With Max Verstappen and new teammate Isack Hadjar in attendance, Red Bull showed a physical car and also released a series of digital images with a slightly different chassis. Both versions are show cars, with Red Bull opting to keep the design of this year’s race car - the 2026 RB22 - under wraps for now.

Editor's Note: This is our dearly departed billboard, which we had at Road America for several years. Peter gifted the phrase "America's National Park of Speed" to the track, which now uses it proudly in all of its communications. -WG

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