Cadillac muestra coches en prácticas viernes

Cadillac said its Formula 1 cars will head out of the garages in Friday practice at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, putting the team into public view at the start of the weekend. The appearance comes as Cadillac races through its first season on the Formula 1 grid after receiving final approval to enter the championship for 2026. Formula 1’s official event page lists one practice session in Montreal before sprint qualifying later the same day. Cadillac’s own race page says the team traveled to Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve for the May 22-24 event, its second North American stop of the season. ### Why does Friday matter more than a normal first look? Formula 1’s official schedule shows Montreal is a sprint weekend, with a single practice session on Friday from 16:30 to 17:30 track time before sprint qualifying at 20:30. That means teams get only one hour of track running before competitive sessions begin. TheScore reported that Cadillac’s appearance in that session would mark a visible phase of the project before any judgment based on race performance. (cadillac.com) The public significance is straightforward: Friday is the first point at which the cars are due to be seen in a live Grand Prix weekend setting in Montreal. ### What exactly is Cadillac bringing to Montreal? (formula1.com) Cadillac’s official team page says Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas are the race drivers for the 2026 season, with Zhou Guanyu as reserve driver and Colton Herta as a test driver. The same page says the team is backed by TWG Motorsports and General Motors. Cadillac’s Canada event page says Montreal is the team’s second North American race in a row and its third sprint weekend of the season. (thescore.com) The page describes Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve as a 4.3-kilometer layout with heavy braking zones, chicanes and changing grip levels that can make tire warm-up difficult. ### How far along is Cadillac’s F1 program now? (cadillac.com) General Motors’ Cadillac brand says the team received final approval to join the Formula 1 grid in March 2026. Cadillac’s site also says the team had already built its first car and completed major testing as it prepared for the season. The Associated Press reported after Cadillac’s first race in Australia that the team had secured its commercial deal with Formula 1 in November 2024 and then moved through a compressed build-up to its debut season. (cadillacf1team.com) AP also reported that team principal Graeme Lowdon said the operation had created “the foundations of something” for the long term after its opening race weekend. (cadillac.com) ### What has Cadillac done so far this season? Cadillac’s Montreal results page shows Sergio Perez was 21st in first practice and Valtteri Bottas 20th in that session. The page also shows Perez finished 14th in the sprint before retiring from the Grand Prix, while Bottas finished 16th on Sunday. The same team page says the Canadian Grand Prix produced Cadillac’s “most competitive race to date.” That was the team’s own description after the event, following earlier coverage from AP that one car finished in Cadillac’s season-opening race in Australia. (thescore.com) ### What should readers watch next in Montreal? Friday’s next on-track milestone after practice is sprint qualifying, according to Formula 1’s official schedule. (cadillacf1team.com) Saturday then brings the sprint and Grand Prix qualifying before Sunday’s race at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve hosts a 70-lap Grand Prix over 305.27 kilometers, Formula 1 says. (cadillacf1team.com) Cadillac’s next public benchmark in Montreal, beyond simply leaving the garage in practice, is how Perez and Bottas qualify for the sprint and the main race. (formula1.com)