Ford would welcome GM joining Formula 1 grid for competition purposes [Video]

By Jenna Fryer, The Associated Press

As Ford prepares for its 2026 debut in Formula 1, the engine supplier has one particular rival manufacturer it wants to compete against on motorsports’ global stage: General Motors.

The Detroit-based adversaries compete weekly in various other series, namely NASCAR, but Ford now wants an opportunity to go head-to-head with its technology against GM in the future.

GM, under its Cadillac brand, is part of the Andretti Cadillac effort that has been denied by Formula One Management in its request to expand the current F1 grid from 10 teams to 11. Michael Andretti’s bid was approved by the FIA, which oversees F1, but then FOM sternly rejected the application.

Now as Mark Rushbrook, the global director for Ford Performance, heads to Monaco for this weekend’s F1 race, he called on the series to give Andretti and Cadillac a chance.