“Mick Schumacher snubbed” is one of the more outre – if suitably attention-grabbing – headline takes on the news that Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez will drive for Cadillac when the General Motors brand appears on the F1 grid next season. Read Also: True, Schumacher Jr is understood to have been one of the names potentially up for consideration, along …
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Cadillac’s F1 program taps Bottas and Pérez for 2026 debut
Cadillac played it safe with its first Formula 1 lineup, bypassing an American driver for series veterans Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Pérez. Neither driver has seats on the grid this season but with a combined 16 wins and 527 starts between them, Bottas and Pérez were the pragmatic choices to help build the Cadillac program set to launch in 2026. …
Read More »Cadillac opt for Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas driver line-up for inaugural 2026 F1 season
Cadillac have signed Grand Prix winners Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas to be their drivers when the team joins the Formula 1 grid for the first time in 2026. The American squad, who are backed by General Motors and will be led by former Marussia Sporting Director Graeme Lowdon, will become the sport’s 11th team next season. Cadillac have opted …
Read More »Cadillac F1 names Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas as 2026 drivers
Cadillac has officially announced Formula 1 veterans Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez as the driver line-up for its F1 debut season in 2026. Both have been off the grid this season after losing seats – Bottas replaced at Sauber by Gabriel Bortoleto and Perez dropped mid-contract by Red Bull in favour of Liam Lawson, who was then replaced by Yuki …
Read More »Pierre Gasly labels Valtteri Bottas to Alpine rumours ‘a lot of noise’ as he explains what the team should focus on
Pierre Gasly has labelled the rumours linking Valtteri Bottas to Alpine as “a lot of noise”, with the Frenchman suggesting that the team need to “just focus on the work ahead” as they try to take steps forward. The Enstone-based outfit have already made changes to their line-up this season, having opted to replace Jack Doohan with Franco Colapinto from …
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