Keanu Reeves to lead documentary on Cadillac F1 team
Cadillac is set to join the grid next season after a lengthy approval process that took over two years.
This is Reeves' second foray into the world of motorsport documentaries, having presented Brawn: The Impossible F1 Story, which details the fairytale of Brawn GP winning both world championships in 2009 after Ross Brawn purchased Honda Racing F1 for £1.
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'I'm very honored and excited to be a part of telling the remarkable Cadillac story and its incredible journey into the world of Formula One racing,' said Reeves, 60, who will also be an executive producer. 'Our goal with the docuseries is to bring audiences into the heart of this journey and showcase what it takes to participate in one of the most exclusive sports arenas in the world.'
The series will follow Cadillac's efforts to construct an entire F1 team ahead of its first race in Melbourne in March 2026.
Much of the development in the team's early stages is happening at a satellite site at Silverstone Park in England, though it is set to become the first F1 team to be primarily based in the United States — Haas' main base is in Banbury, England — next year when its site in Fishers, Indiana opens.
Cadillac's entry into F1 was originally led by Andretti and supported by General Motors, though F1 rejected Andretti's initial application in January 2024, citing concerns over the proposed team's competitiveness while the other 10 teams had worries over the dilution of the prize fund pot by adding an 11th constructor.
The team's subsequent rebranding as Cadillac and investment from GM — which includes a commitment to producing an F1 engine by 2029 — caused F1 to reconsider and Cadillac received final approval from F1 and its governing body, the FIA, in March, giving the team a year to prepare for its inaugural Grand Prix in Australia.
'We're trying to be as competitive as we possibly can,' Cadillac team principal Graeme Lowdon told reporters at the Fishers factory. 'And we're realistic. We know how difficult it is. You've seen the timelines are super, super, super short.'
Cadillac has not yet confirmed its driver line-up though Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas, who have a combined 27 years of F1 experience, have both been strongly linked with the vacancies.
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