Ryan Blaney Breaks Silence on Cadillac F1 Rumor With Just One Word

A post on X from a parody account wrongly claimed that the Cadillac F1 team has reached out to NASCAR’s Team Penske to have driver Ryan Blaney test their Formula One car. It also stated that Blaney would be eligible to receive a Super Licence to race in F1 if he finished 2nd this year. Blaney has responded with just a single three-letter word.

Cadillac’s F1 team has been gearing up for its premier class debut next year as the sport’s eleventh team. The car is being developed in full swing to ensure it is competitive from the first year.

Set to be the second American team on the grid, Cadillac joins at a crucial time as F1 enters a new era of regulations in 2026, where cars will be powered by an equal ratio of electric power to internal combustion through sustainable fuels. This is being done to comply with the sport’s goal of being carbon neutral by 2030.

However, the big question Cadillac gets asked every time is about its driver lineup. While no name has been announced yet, Blaney being linked to the new F1 team for testing would certainly attract attention. Cadillac F1 team principal Graeme Lowdon confirmed in March that car components were being tested extensively and stressed that there was more work to be done. Newsweek Sports reported:

“In terms of timeline for production, we’re happy with where that stands.

“We’ve been using a lot of time up to now doing a lot of testing and validation of individual components, things like testing of noses, squeeze testing of chassis elements and the like.

“There’s an awful lot of work that has gone on in the background. There’s still a lot of work to do.

“We’re in a significantly better position now that we’re now a fully-fledged F1 team. We will have access to all the data and information that all the other teams have.”

He added:

“Now we can really push to come up with the most competitive car that we can. The team is already very sizeable, we’re very comfortable about the position we’re in, in terms of being ready to go racing in 2026.”

Blaney, however, has rejected the report of him testing for Cadillac. Commenting on the post on X, he said simply, “Nah.”

While many would have loved to witness a NASCAR-F1 crossover, it won’t be happening this time.