The 2026 Formula 1 season could welcome an 11th team on the grid for the first time since 2016 when Haas made their debut.
General Motors have received an agreement in principle to enter two cars into F1 in 2026.
Despite an Andretti satellite facility being built in the UK to prepare for a potential entry into the sport, the team are expected to run under the Cadillac name.
Haas are currently the only team with an American connection on the grid, but a GM-backed Cadillac outfit will help increase the popularity of F1 in the United States as it continues to boom around the world.
There are two key sets of decisions Cadillac need to make quickly before they begin testing ahead of the 2026 campaign.
Who will supply their power units while General Motors work on their own engines and which two drivers will race for the team?
Eddie Jordan and Gary Anderson were discussing a potential driver line-up on the Formula For Success Podcast.
Jordan successfully predicted that Andretti would be on the grid in 2026, even if he didn’t necessarily see the name change coming.
Anderson will be hoping to continue the podcast’s successful run of predicting the team’s upcoming plans.
He believes that outgoing Haas star Kevin Magnussen would be the perfect experienced driver to help get the project off the ground.
The Dane has one podium and one pole position to his name but has been a solid midfield driver throughout his time in F1.
Kevin Magnussen backed to be the perfect driver for the new GM/Cadillac F1 project
Jordan asked Anderson who he would sign if he was in charge of Cadillac’s driver line-up and he said: “You’ve got to take competitive people that I’ve got experience.
“And one for me, Kevin Magnussen, he’s a solid guy.
“He drives well when he’s got the car to do the job. He’s been around a long time.
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“I think we’re still two years away from them needing a driver or a year and a bit away from them needing a driver to go racing in 2026.
“So there’s still time to see what unfolds with quite a few of these other drivers.
“I think coming in as an American team, they will want an American driver. Who that is, I don’t know.”
Kevin Magnussen set for third Formula 1 exit after the 2024 season
Magnussen made his debut with McLaren in 2014, replacing Sergio Perez and finishing second on his debut in Australia.
However, he lost his seat the following year before making a return with Renault in 2016.
Haas signed Magnussen the following year and he spent four campaigns with the team, before Guenther Steiner opted for youth by signing rookies Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin.
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Magnussen was brought back a year later to replace Mazepin and has been with the Banbury-based team ever since.
New Haas boss Ayao Komatsu has gone in a different direction with Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg making way for Esteban Ocon and Ferrari junior Oliver Bearman.
Magnussen admits he’s not surprised to have lost his seat, but he’s finishing the season in fantastic form.
His 10th-place finish at Monza despite picking up a penalty was exceptional before he finished seventh in Mexico City with Haas aiming to finish in the top six of the Constructors’ Championship for only the second time in their history.
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