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Cadillac F1 Unveils Aerodynamic Upgrade at Miami

5/2/2026

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Cadillac Unveils Upgrade

Cadillac F1 Team unveiled an aerodynamic upgrade at the Miami Grand Prix, with a redesigned floor that provides most of the downforce.
The package adds new front-wing parts and a rear brake drum, built during a break after Bahrain and Saudi Arabian races were cancelled.
Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Pérez say the upgrades should improve grip and downforce while Cadillac, tenth in constructors, will run the MAC-26 in a livery.

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Cadillac Debuts Livery

Cadillac unveiled a Miami livery with a base, 50 front-wing stars and a rear wing marked “USA” in red, white and blue.
Red Bull principal Laurent Mekies announced 45-year-old Gian Piero Lambiase will leave at the end of 2027 for McLaren, with the team sixth, 119 points behind Mercedes.
Isack Hadjar said upgrades won’t yield a podium but could reach Q3.
Charles Leclerc warned the upgrades won’t change the order.

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Historical Context

In 2009, Brawn GP’s double-diffuser—legalised by the FIA—gave the car a down-force edge that helped Jenson Button win six of the first seven races and secure eight victories, clinching both drivers’ and constructors’ titles in its sole season. The breakthrough showed how aerodynamic upgrades can reshape the grid, a lesson Cadillac’s revised floor and front-wing aim to exploit in its current F1 campaign.

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Cadillac Unveils Upgrade

Cadillac F1 Team unveiled an aerodynamic upgrade at the Miami Grand Prix, with a redesigned floor that provides most of the downforce.
The package adds new front-wing parts and a rear brake drum, built during a break after Bahrain and Saudi Arabian races were cancelled.
Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Pérez say the upgrades should improve grip and downforce while Cadillac, tenth in constructors, will run the MAC-26 in a livery.

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