Cadillac

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SEP 16, 2026

Team principal says resources shifted to 2027 car and urges expectation management

Budkowski confirmed Cadillac has reallocated development capacity toward the 2027 car and that recent work has been dominated by fixing reliability and quality issues rather than performance upgrades this season.

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    • Budkowski said he spoke to both drivers after his appointment and told Perez to temper expectations for immediate results.
    • He denied the team had hit a development plateau, stressing the seasonal shift toward next year’s car.
    • He emphasised the need to fix reliability and operational quality as prerequisites for extracting performance.
    • Budkowski said resources have been switched mostly to next year’s car, with the in‑season development pipeline “slowly drying out.”
    • A notable portion of engineering capacity has been occupied by reliability fixes rather than performance items.
    • He implied the team accepts a trade‑off between present upgrades and building a stronger 2027 challenger.
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