{"id":47444,"date":"2025-04-24T14:39:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T14:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=47444"},"modified":"2025-04-24T14:39:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T14:39:17","slug":"general-motors-f1-engine-formally-approved-fia-formula-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/general-motors-f1-engine-formally-approved-fia-formula-1\/","title":{"rendered":"General Motors Engine Officially Approved By The FIA Ahead Of 2029 Formula 1 Entry"},"content":{"rendered":"
American car manufacturer General Motors has been officially accepted as an F1 engine supplier ahead of the 2029 season.<\/strong><\/p>\n In a joint announcement between Formula 1<\/strong> governing body the FIA<\/strong> and General Motors<\/strong>, a specific year for the team’s entry has been confirmed for the first time.<\/p>\n The new GM<\/strong> team will race under the Cadillac brand, with approval for the team entry being given last month.<\/p>\n Cadillac<\/strong> will debut on the grid next year, using Ferrari engines until their own GM engine is ready in 2029.<\/p>\n At first, the GM entry was rejected by commercial rights holder F1 in 2024, but it has since been approved after being repackaged as Cadillac, rather than Andretti<\/strong> as originally planned.<\/p>\n In order to design and build its own new power unit, GM has set up a new engine company.<\/p>\n A GM spokesperson told BBC Sport<\/strong><\/em> that the F1 engine would be ready “by the end of the decade”.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, FIA\u00a0president Mohammed Ben Sulayem<\/strong> said: “Although the process was at times challenging, the progress we see today affirms the journey has been worthwhile.<\/p>\n “Welcoming GM Performance Power Units LLC. as an approved power unit supplier for the championship starting in 2029 marks another step in the global expansion of Formula 1 and highlights the growing interest from world-class automotive manufacturers like General Motors.”<\/p>\n