Overview

• The new 11th team on the grid formally named Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Pérez for its 2026 lineup, with both drivers signing multi‑year contracts.
• Between them the pair bring 527 starts, 16 wins and 106 podiums, with GM and team boss Graeme Lowdon citing experience, leadership and technical feedback as decisive factors.
• Cadillac will launch with Ferrari power units and targets introducing a General Motors works engine in 2029.
• Bottas and Pérez acknowledged a likely difficult debut but said the project is built to progress quickly, insisting they are not there to stay at the back.
• The team chose proven winners over nationality after evaluating candidates including Daniel Ricciardo and U.S. IndyCar drivers who lacked FIA super‑licence points, and executives dismissed rumors of talks with Christian Horner.