--- title: "Don’t Expect to See Cadillac’s F1 Car Livery This Year" date: "2025-08-30" modified: "2025-08-30" authors: - name: "Jerry Perez" job_title: "Deputy Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/dont-expect-to-see-cadillacs-f1-car-livery-this-year" categories: - "F1" - "News" - "Racing" --- # Don’t Expect to See Cadillac’s F1 Car Livery This Year ![MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - AUGUST 27: Driver Sergio Perez (C) speaks during a press conference at Teatro Telcel on August 27, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Sergio "Checo" Perez will join Cadillac Formula 1 Team in 2026 as one of the drivers alongside Valtteri Botas. Perez has raced for 14 seasons as part of Sauber, Force India, Racing Point and Red Bull teams. (Photo by Agustin Cuevas/Getty Images)]() *\Agustin Cuevas\* Cadillac [Formula 1]() Team bosses finally put to rest [endless rumors]() earlier this week when they confirmed that Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas [will be their maiden drivers]() come 2026. We also know that Graeme Lowdon will be its first-ever team principal, and that it will run on Ferrari power units for at least its first couple of seasons. But what about the livery? That'll have to wait a little bit longer. In a conversation with *The Drive*, [Cadillac]() F1 Team CEO Dan Towriss said that the "full picture" likely won't be revealed until 2026. "It's likely going to be early February before we give you a glimpse of what the final car is going to look like," Towriss told *The Drive*. "You know, it feels like every time we get to a moment when we provide some information, it almost raises more questions. You want to get to that ultimate drum roll of what the final product looks like." F1's newest team teased its fans back in May, when it threw a huge party on the eve of the [Miami Grand Prix](). Complete with a red carpet, celebrities, and a Vegas-like atmosphere, many expected an early reveal of the team's livery and kit colors. That wasn't the case. "The full picture probably won't emerge until February 2026," said Towriss. "I couldn't be more pleased with the development of the car and how everything is going with GM on the Cadillac engine. That project is actually ahead of schedule. "And now with the drivers announced, I think the team will start to gel and come around. We're still onboarding a lot of folks—just over the next 10 days, we have 52 new people starting at Cadillac Formula 1 Team," he added. With the driver announcement out of the way now, the team can focus on staffing, training, and development, three areas that are crucial for any young organization, let alone one that has to be at a full-fledged pre-season test in little over five months, and then its first-ever grand prix a few short weeks after that. *Got a tip? Email us at tips@thedrive.com* ## 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. ### Author social links [Instagram]()