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Cadillac made their first major personnel move, replacing Team Principal Graeme Lowdon with former Alpine executive director Marcin Budkowski effective immediately. The change comes mid-season after the American outfit's debut campaign stalled at zero points through the summer break. Lowdon deserves credit for getting two cars to the grid in Australia just over a year after GM got approval to enter, but a chronic brake overheating issue the team can't solve became the breaking point. Budkowski brings heavyweight credentials—engineering roles at Ferrari, McLaren, and Renault/Alpine, plus FIA technical experience—and crucially, no gardening leave. He started Wednesday and will be trackside when the season resumes at Zandvoort. The Pole inherits a well-funded operation that expected growing pains but not recurring failures. With 12 races left, Cadillac is betting an experienced engineer can fix what a startup builder couldn't. First test: make the brakes work.
Read the full story at formula1.comWHY HAVE CADILLAC DECIDED TO REPLACE LOWDON WITH BUDKOWSKI?
Cadillac made their first major personnel move, replacing Team Principal Graeme Lowdon with former Alpine executive director Marcin Budkowski effective immediately. The change comes mid-season after the American outfit's debut campaign stalled at zero points through the summer break. Lowdon deserves credit for getting two cars to the grid in Australia just over a year after GM got approval to enter, but a chronic brake overheating issue the team can't solve became the breaking point. Budkowski brings heavyweight credentials—engineering roles at Ferrari, McLaren, and Renault/Alpine, plus FIA technical experience—and crucially, no gardening leave. He started Wednesday and will be trackside when the season resumes at Zandvoort. The Pole inherits a well-funded operation that expected growing pains but not recurring failures. With 12 races left, Cadillac is betting an experienced engineer can fix what a startup builder couldn't. First test: make the brakes work.
