---
title: "Cadillac F1’s One-Off Testing Livery Shows That Black Race Cars Still Look Sick"
date: "2026-01-13"
modified: "2026-01-13"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/cadillac-f1s-one-off-testing-livery-shows-that-black-race-cars-still-look-sick"
categories:
  - "F1"
  - "News"
  - "Racing"
---

# Cadillac F1’s One-Off Testing Livery Shows That Black Race Cars Still Look Sick

![Front three-quarter view of Cadillac Formula 1 test livery.](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/front-three-quarter-view-of-cadillac-formula-1-test-livery.jpeg>)

The Cadillac [Formula 1](<https://www.thedrive.com/category/f1>) Team is getting closer and closer to hitting the track for the very first time. With the first pre-season outing taking place in Barcelona just two weeks from today, the team revealed a one-off livery ahead of its maiden official test. And, well, it looks amazing.

Cadillac has a habit of putting banger liveries on its race cars; the last few years have seen its IMSA GTP and WEC Hypercar race cars enjoy sweet designs, from chromed and multi-color palettes to perhaps my favorite, 2024's [metallic pink for the IMSA finale](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/this-cadillac-has-the-best-livery-everyone-stop-trying-now>) at Petit Le Mans.

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/mark-reuss-and-a-car-with-the-cadillac-formula-1-test-livery.jpg>)

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/rear-three-quarter-view-of-cadillac-formula-1-test-livery.png>)

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/the-nose-of-the-cadillac-formula-1-test-livery-2.jpg>)

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/side-view-of-cadillac-formula-1-test-livery.jpg>)

Despite being a simple black-and-silver design, GM's design team made it a stunner—and even added the names of the team's founding members on both sides of the pond, which is truly a great gesture.

It's worth clarifying that this one-off livery will not be the team's permanent look, and will only be on duty for the season-opening test. As [we covered before](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/doing-it-big-cadillac-will-unveil-f1-livery-in-super-bowl-commercial>), the team and car's official look will be revealed on February 8 during a Super Bowl commercial.

For what it's worth, a bit surreal that after the [uphill battle Cadillac and Andretti had with Liberty Media and the FIA](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/andretti-f1-team-gets-fia-approval-but-the-battle-is-just-beginning>), it's now mere days away from partaking in the Formula 1 World Championship. As Checo always says, "Never give up."

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## Author
Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter.

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