Overview

• Cadillac officially confirmed Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas as its inaugural race drivers for the 2026 season on August 26.
• Team principal Graeme Lowdon said the experienced pairing was selected to guide car development and provide leadership in the team’s formative phase.
• The announcement ends Mick Schumacher’s hopes of a Cadillac race seat, and reports indicate Alpine interest in Pérez and Bottas was turned down.
• The FIA has confirmed Bottas must serve a five-place grid penalty at his comeback, carried over from a 2024 Abu Dhabi incident.
• Cadillac will begin with Ferrari power units before GM’s own engine is introduced later in the decade, with operations starting from a U.K. base as U.S. facilities are built.