Overview

• Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez have signed multi-year deals to lead Cadillac’s 2026 entry as the 11th team on the grid, bringing 527 starts, 16 wins and 106 podiums.
• Team leaders outlined plans to give the drivers track mileage before year-end using older-spec machinery, likely Ferraris, to accelerate readiness for Melbourne.
• Cadillac will start with Ferrari power units and targets introducing a General Motors in-house engine in 2029.
• Bottas and Perez caution that a difficult debut is likely but insist they will not settle at the back, emphasizing rapid progress and strong collaboration.
• CEO Dan Towriss said experience drove the selections over nationality, confirmed both drivers’ motivation, and dismissed speculation linking Christian Horner to the project.