Even Cadillac embraces the return to V8s. The GM boss is sure: “We know how to make these engines”

Cadillac wants V8s in F1 The leaders of Cadillac are rubbing their hands thinking about the near future of F1: V8 engines in fact seem to be in the FIA’s sights after president Mohammed Ben Sulayem expressed his desire to give up the excess electrification (and complication) of the current V6s to switch to lighter, noisier, simpler and therefore cheaper engines. A trend then confirmed a few days later also by the great leader of Formula 1, Stefano Domenicali, who admitted that a return to the eight cylinders albeit with a hybrid component to keep up with the times, would be a return to the “pure essence of motorsport” and he would be “in agreement with it 1000%”. Click here to add Formula Passion as a favorite source on Google Discover: you will find our contents more easily Transversal consensus A decision that would lead F1 to take the proverbial step back to move forward, but which on the other hand also meets with the favor of car manufacturers: it is no coincidence that even the boss of McLaren, Zak Brown, has said that in the case of V8 engines he would consider the idea of making the Woking team become a manufacturer tout-court as has recently happened to Red Bull with Ford, as long as it is also economically sustainable. And now it is precisely Cadillac that is joining the party, according to the president of General Motors, Mark Reuss. The words of the General Motors president “We know how to make a V8 engine – explains the American manager, present at the IndyCar weekend in Detroit, where the GM group is personally involved as an engine supplier to the Chevrolet brand – and indeed we have a long history of racing with GTP, GTD Pro cars (which compete in the American IMSA endurance championship, ed.). We make these V8 engines right here, in Michigan and we would be thrilled to be able to exploit this opportunity also in Formula 1”. Meanwhile, Cadillac seems intent on leaving the axis with Ferrari for the F1 engines in 2027, which thanks to the favorable opinion of the American manufacturer in the PUAC (Power Unit Advisory Committee) for the transition to the 60/40 power split.

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News , 2026-06-01 21:00:00