Andretti Cadillac to hire 60 British workers as F1 push continues

Andretti recently opened a new headquarters at Silverstone and has now begun a recruitment drive to fill its European base with F1 staff, despite being told the series will not be allowed to enter the 2026 season.

The 60 positions include senior F1 roles such as head of aeronautical development, head of mechanical design and various other engineering positions including aerodynamics and CFD, prototype design, electrical, control systems, IT, performance car and manufacturing.

All duties are based at its Silverstone Park property on the edge of the Grand Prix circuit and across the road from Aston Martin’s new headquarters.

In its rejection statement F1 said it was not convinced that Andretti would provide enough value, but left the door open to a new entry process for the 2028 season. The American company plans to develop working engines with Cadillac parent company GM which should help strengthen the case his.

Speaking to the Associated Press, F1 and IndyCar legend Mario Andretti said there will be more sit-down meetings with F1 executives, including next week’s Miami Grand Prix.

“We only had one meeting with them, that’s a problem,” the 1978 world champion told the AP.

“We are not satisfied, I think that’s why I really welcome our next meeting, let’s sit down.

“There were some missed opportunities along the way, but we have to look forward, not back. I remain hopeful, because we don’t stop working on this.

“It was made clear that our work is on the fast track, and as you can see we are not just talking.

“We put bricks and mortar together. We’ve shown that with the team that already has a place at Silverstone.”

Andretti was convinced F1’s rejection was based “obviously on the financial side” as he and his son Michael, who owns and runs the team, felt they were never told about any other persuasive reasons.

“We’re trying to say, ‘We’ll do whatever you ask of us.’ But they still haven’t told us except with excuses like, ‘Oh we don’t want you to come, we don’t want you to be embarrassed’,” he added.

“But we don’t want to embarrass ourselves, and the truth is that General Motors has made it clear that they are happy with this project.

“They have a long-term commitment there, and I don’t know what else we can do.”