Cadillac swapped Team Principals during the break, installing Marcin Budkowski in place of Graeme Lowdon with immediate effect. CEO Dan Towriss insists the move was "always the plan" — Lowdon built the outfit from zero but the handoff fits the next development phase. Budkowski, who last ran Alpine's race operations through 2022, inherits a reliability mess. He'll split his first week between the factory and Zandvoort, hunting for the disconnect between trackside and engineering that's plagued Cadillac's debut season. No magic wand coming — Budkowski's talking process, alignment, and a multi-year vision. On the driver front, Towriss brushed off Williams chatter around Sergio Perez and says the Mexican stays put for 2027. No youth movement planned despite silly season noise. The American squad's sticking with experience while Budkowski rewires the operation. First test of the new regime: whether the cars finish in Zandvoort.
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Cadillac swapped Team Principals during the break, installing Marcin Budkowski in place of Graeme Lowdon with immediate effect. CEO Dan Towriss insists the move was "always the plan" — Lowdon built the outfit from zero but the handoff fits the next development phase. Budkowski, who last ran Alpine's race operations through 2022, inherits a reliability mess. He'll split his first week between the factory and Zandvoort, hunting for the disconnect between trackside and engineering that's plagued Cadillac's debut season. No magic wand coming — Budkowski's talking process, alignment, and a multi-year vision. On the driver front, Towriss brushed off Williams chatter around Sergio Perez and says the Mexican stays put for 2027. No youth movement planned despite silly season noise. The American squad's sticking with experience while Budkowski rewires the operation. First test of the new regime: whether the cars finish in Zandvoort.
