Why have Cadillac decided to replace Lowdon with Budkowski?

Cadillac has appointed former Alpine Executive Director Marcin Budkowski as their new Team Principal, replacing Graeme Lowdon. This change comes as the American team seeks to transition from its initial building phase to improving on-track racing performance. Since their debut, the team, led by drivers Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas, has struggled with reliability issues—specifically chronic brake overheating—which have hampered their progress. Budkowski brings extensive engineering and management experience from his time at Ferrari, McLaren, and Alpine. He will now begin the task of assessing the team's operations to resolve these technical challenges and close the gap to the midfield pack.