{"id":978,"date":"2026-01-17T21:52:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T21:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/giornalemotori.com\/en\/?p=978"},"modified":"2026-01-17T21:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T21:52:10","slug":"f1-cadillac-makes-first-on-track-debut-at-silverstone-first-details-of-the-2026-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/giornalemotori.com\/en\/f1-cadillac-makes-first-on-track-debut-at-silverstone-first-details-of-the-2026-car\/","title":{"rendered":"F1: Cadillac makes first on-track debut at Silverstone \u2014 first details of the 2026 car"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cadillac has taken its first real step into the world of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.f1.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Formula 1 <\/a>by running its 2026 car on track at Silverstone for an official shakedown. The event, held during a filming day, marked the operational debut of the project and a crucial moment to begin collecting real-world data after months of simulator and wind tunnel work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sergio P\u00e9rez was at the wheel, selected to contribute to the car\u2019s early development thanks to his experience. The images released from the test allowed the first close look at several technical details of the new car, confirming a cautious and rational design approach typical of a debuting team focused above all on reliability and understanding its package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From an aerodynamic perspective, the car features a sloping nose supported by two pylons and a front wing with a very pronounced central section, a solution reminiscent of concepts seen in the past. The front suspension uses a pull-rod layout, while the rear adopts a more traditional push-rod configuration. The sidepods appear relatively bulky, with clear undercuts that suggest particular attention to cooling and to managing airflow toward the rear of the car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The air intake above the driver\u2019s head follows an oval design divided internally into multiple channels, a solution intended to optimize airflow distribution to the various internal components. Overall, the car\u2019s philosophy seems inspired more by solidity than by the pursuit of extreme solutions, with the aim of building a reliable technical foundation on which to develop the car over the course of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A key element of the project will be the Ferrari-supplied power unit, which offers a strong guarantee in terms of competitiveness and allows Cadillac to focus primarily on chassis\u2013aerodynamics integration and on the structural growth of the team. This first test is not about judging performance, but it marks the concrete beginning of Cadillac\u2019s Formula 1 adventure and offers a first glimpse of the technical direction chosen to face the new 2026 regulatory era.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cadillac has taken its first real step into the world of Formula 1 by running its 2026 car on track at Silverstone for an official shakedown. The event, held during a filming day, marked the operational debut of the project and a crucial moment to begin collecting real-world data after months of simulator and wind [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[44,41],"class_list":["post-978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-f1","tag-44","tag-f1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/giornalemotori.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/giornalemotori.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/giornalemotori.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giornalemotori.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giornalemotori.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=978"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/giornalemotori.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/978\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":979,"href":"https:\/\/giornalemotori.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/978\/revisions\/979"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giornalemotori.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/giornalemotori.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giornalemotori.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giornalemotori.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}