凯迪拉克确认洛登离队并非双方协商一致
凯迪拉克F1车队证实，格雷姆·洛登被解职并非双方协商一致的决定，且他仅在当天早上才得知此事。车队宣布由前阿尔派执行总监马尔钦·布德科夫斯基接替洛登，担任2026赛季剩余时间及以后的车队负责人。
凯迪拉克证实洛登的意外离职并非“双方共同决定”
洛登直到消息公布当天早上才被告知即将发布的公告
Graeme Lowdon、Dan Towriss、Pat Symonds、凯迪拉克车队
凯迪拉克F1车队已证实，格雷姆·洛登被解除车队领队职务“并非双方共同决定”——并补充称他直到当天早上才被告知。
凯迪拉克周三发布了一则令人震惊的公告，宣布洛登已被前阿尔派执行董事马尔钦·布德科夫斯基取代，后者将执教2026赛季剩余比赛及之后。
这一消息公布时，正值这支美国车队在F1首个赛季的夏休期，他们在11轮比赛后排名垫底，一分未得。
但这在凯迪拉克的第一年基本在意料之中，最初人们认为洛登在帮助车队从零开始建立后，会长期留队。
然而，首席执行官丹·托里斯在与布德科夫斯基一同出席的媒体圆桌会议上证实，“这是我的决定”。布德科夫斯基自2022年1月离开阿尔派以来一直担任电视评论员。
“这不是一个双方共同做出的决定，”Towriss 确认道。“这个过程几个月前就开始了：真正思考凯迪拉克一级方程式车队的下一阶段是什么样子，什么时机合适，那会是什么样，然后还有外面各种人员的能力。”
Graeme Lowdon，凯迪拉克 F1 车队领队。
“我们很高兴与 Marcin 的交谈以及那段关系的发展。所以 Graeme 和我今天早上谈过，所以从这个角度来看，我认为这是一次非常近期的对话。
“但在 Formula 1 内部进行这种过渡没有容易的办法。你能想象如果 Marcin 闲逛着来参观工厂或进行这些对话，媒体会怎样吗？
“到那个时候就会变得不稳定，所以尊重当时在任领导层的意见很重要。”
“所以这确实压缩了决策过程、时间线以及这些事情如何凑到一起。这让事情感觉比原本会更突然。”
“但这就是F1的本质，也是它不得不发生的方式。”
考虑到这次解雇的突然性，社交媒体上出现了‘为什么是现在’的疑问，因此有人向Towriss提出，Lowdon是否只是以‘临时身份’在那里。
这位美国人回应道：“我认为说他是以临时身份在这里并不公平。这实际上是表现以及事情如何发展的结果。
“这些肯定会是格雷姆和我之间保留的讨论，关于哪些方面一致、哪些方面不一致。
“我能说的是，对于所取得的成就，我怀有极大的敬意。对我和格雷姆来说，这不是一个临时阶段，而几乎是长达四年的规划、建设以及完成所有环节的过程。
“因此，基于这项运动内部和车队内部现有的情况，这是正确的时机，所以这是向前迈出这一步的正确时机和正确地点。”
“正如你们所知，每当我们在F1中进行过渡时，这都是非常困难的。要让它保持安静是非常困难的，周围没有无数的泄密事件。”
“但我们现在在这里。我们再次非常感谢Graeme为车队带来的贡献，并对Marcin的领导力以及凯迪拉克的未来充满期待。”
英文原文
Cadillac confirms Lowdon's shock exit wasn't a "mutual decision"
Lowdon was only told about the forthcoming announcement on the morning of it happening
Graeme Lowdon, Dan Towriss, Pat Symonds, Cadillac Racing
The Cadillac Formula 1 outfit has confirmed that Graeme Lowdon’s dismissal as its team principal “wasn’t a mutual decision” - adding he was only told on the morning.
Cadillac made a shock announcement on Wednesday that Lowdon had been replaced by ex-Alpine executive director Marcin Budkowski for the rest of the 2026 campaign and beyond.
It came during the summer shutdown of the American squad’s debut season in F1, where it is bottom of the championship and without a point after 11 rounds.
But that was largely expected for Cadillac’s first year and it was initially assumed that Lowdon would continue with the team for the long-term after helping to build it from the ground-up.
However CEO Dan Towriss confirmed “it was my decision” during a media roundtable alongside Budkowski, who has been a television pundit since leaving Alpine in January 2022.
“It wasn't a mutual decision,” confirmed Towriss. “The process started a few months ago: really thinking about what the next phase for Cadillac Formula 1 looks like, what's the right timing, how would that look, and then the capabilities of the various folks out there.
Graeme Lowdon, Team Principal, Cadillac F1 Team.
“We were delighted in the conversation with Marcin and how that relationship evolved. So Graeme and I spoke this morning, so I think it is a very recent conversation from that perspective.
“But there's no easy way to make this transition within Formula 1. Can you imagine the press if Marcin strolled through for a tour of the factory or having these conversations?
“It becomes destabilising at that point and so it's important to respect the view of the leadership that's in place at that time.
“So it does compress the decision-making, the timeline and how these things come together. It makes it feel more abrupt than it would be otherwise.
“But it's the nature of Formula 1 and it's the way it had to happen.”
Considering the abrupt nature of the sacking, it led to questions on social media as to ‘why now’ and it was therefore put to Towriss if Lowdon was simply there in an “interim capacity”.
The American responded: “I don't think it's fair to say that he was here in an interim capacity. It really is a function of performance and how things evolved.
“Those are certainly going to be discussions that are going to be kept between Graeme and myself, as to where those aligned and where they didn't align.
“What I can say is, what was accomplished, I have immense respect for. This isn't an interim period for me and for Graeme, it's almost a four-year period of planning and building and doing all the pieces.
“So it was the right time based on the circumstances that exist both within the sport and within the team and so this is the right time and the right place to make that step going forward.
“Anytime we're making a transition in Formula 1, as you guys know, it's very difficult. It's very difficult to keep it quiet, that there weren't a myriad of leaks around that.
“But here we are. We're again very grateful to Graeme for what he brought to the team and very excited about Marcin’s leadership and what the future looks like for Cadillac.”
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