Cadillac have given a clear indication about the profile of driver they wish t🧜o target when entering F1.

General Motors are the manufacturer behind the dea🤡l to enter their brand, Cadillac, as Formula 1’s 11th ♓team from 2026.

1978 F1 wo💃rld champion Mario Andretti is a part of the board of directors as an advisor.

Andretti, t⛦he last American to win F1’s driver’s title, wants a compatriot in the Cadillac race seat.

“Yes, it is an absol𓂃ute objective to have at least one American,” he told🎃 Sky Sports.

“That’s what started this whole programme.

“We’d like to begin with that, and one🦂 very experienc🔯ed driver of whatever nationality.”

The most recent American driver in ꦑF1𝕴 was Logan Sargeant at Williams, who did not fare well.

Williams already planned to drop Sargeant 🥂in 2025 after signing Carlos Sainz, only to ditch him earlier than expected due to his increasing errors.

A crash at the Dutch Grand Prix led to ✃his early exit.

Who could Cadillac's US driver be?

The top candidate to fulfill Cadillac’s📖 wish for an American F1 driver seems to be Colton Herta.

H꧙erta excels in IndyCar and has seemed on the verge of an F1 switch for 🐻some time.

Super license points have been a sticking point forꦉ Herta.

Jak Crawford🌱, currently an Aston Martin reserไve driver, is also a rising US talent.

Cadillac have another year to consider the experienced driver they wishꦦ for in their second car.

Valtt🉐eri Bottas, Daniel Ricciardo and Sergio Perez ar✨e big names currently without a drive.

Andretti said about▨ Cadillac’s entry next year: “I am totally delighted, of course. It has been a long time coming.

“Everything has falle🌠n into place. We have a great team with energy and a lot of purpose.

“I am happy to be here,💙 and to be a part of it 𓄧again.”

He added: “We are on track. I like to think so.

“It’ll be more of a level 🧜playing field because of the rules coming into effect at the same time.

“I like that aspect of it.

“We are a new team with a lot of experience.”