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Budkowski replaces Lowdon as Cadillac F1 team principal
Formula One newcomers Cadillac have replaced team boss Graeme Lowdon with Marcin Budkowski with immediate effect, calling it a planned transition. Budkowski, a 49-year-old Polish-French engineer, has worked with Ferrari, McLaren, the…
The Story in Brief
Formula One newcomers Cadillac have replaced team boss Graeme Lowdon with Marcin Budkowski with immediate effect, calling it a planned transition. Budkowski, a 49-year-old Polish-French engineer, has worked with Ferrari, McLaren, the governing FIA and most recently as Alpine executive director.
Lowdon, 61, had led the General Motors-backed outfit from 2024 through its debut in Melbourne last March. Cadillac are the only team yet to score a point in 11 rounds this season, despite experienced drivers Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas. The next race is the Dutch Grand Prix on August 23.
The Indian Opinion
The official line calls this a 'planned leadership transition', but swapping a team boss mid-season is rare unless results force the move. Cadillac are last with zero points, and no amount of smooth PR can hide that. The real test will come at Zandvoort and beyond: can Budkowski's technical background actually lift performance, or is this just rearranging deck chairs on a slow car?
Source: thehindu.com
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