The flaw Cadillac must fix to reach F1's midfield

Cadillac's F1 team, the sport's newest entrant, is showing progress by closing in on the midfield in qualifying but is being held back from scoring championship points by tyre degradation issues. The team came close to its first point at the Monaco Grand Prix, where Sergio Perez was classified 10th before circumstances prevented Cadillac from benefiting. The analysis, published on June 20, 2026, draws comparisons to Haas, the last team to enter F1 from scratch in 2016.