Cadillac F1 team announces new team principal

The Cadillac Formula One team has announced that Marcin Budkowski will take up the role of Team Principal. Budkowski is a veteran in the sport with over two decades of experience in Formula One. Budkowski kicked off his F1 career with Prost Grand Prix back in 2001 before moving to Ferrari for a stint between 2002 and 2007. The Polish motorsport engineer moved to McLaren in 2007, joining their aerodynamic team and became McLaren’s Head of Aerodynamics in 2012. After seven years in McLaren, Pole moved to FIA, becoming the Technical and Sporting Coordinator at the FIA in 2014 and then the Head of F1’s Technical Department in 2017. 

Budkowski joined Renault in 2017 as their Executive Technical Director and stayed with them as Renault became Alpine and was with the team until 2022. Budkowski replaces Graeme Lowdon as Team Principal with Lowdon having stepped down from his role earlier in the year. The American team are currently in its inaugural season in Formula One with Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas serving as the team’s two drivers. 

Dan Towriss, CEO of Cadillac Formula 1 Team, commented,

“Marcin’s appointment marks another important step in the continued evolution of the Cadillac Formula 1 Team. From the beginning, our goal has not been simply to participate in Formula 1, but to build a next-generation team capable of competing at the very front. As we enter this new era for the Cadillac Formula 1 Team, Marcin brings exceptional F1 experience, technical expertise and strategic leadership that will strengthen our organization and help us develop the winning mindset, tools and processes required for long-term success. We’re grateful to Graeme Lowdon for his leadership and the role he played in forming the Cadillac Formula 1 Team from the ground up. His contributions helped establish a strong foundation in our build-up phase, and we thank him for his commitment and wish him well.”

Marcin Budkowski, Team Principal, Cadillac Formula 1, added,

“Cadillac Formula 1 Team has an extraordinary foundation and ambition. This is a phase of huge opportunity for the team, one that will be defined by a clear objective: maximizing car development within the cost cap and turning every team function on to compete. That means building an elite organization with a winning mindset – driven, relentless in the face of setbacks, obsessed with detail and process, and able to execute with precision on race day. My focus will be on aligning our people, tools and information flow so the right decisions are made quickly, and the performance of the car improves every time we go racing. It is a privilege to be leading the Cadillac Formula 1 Team’s on-track efforts, starting in Zandvoort next weekend.”