Overview

• Cadillac is in advanced negotiations to secure Valtteri Bottas for its 2026 Formula 1 debut.
• Jak Crawford acknowledges that discussions over a race seat are “very slow” in their current early stage.
• Team principal Graeme Lowdon insists on merit-based selection even as the squad looks to engage U.S. fans.
• The 20-year-old American sits third in the F2 standings and needs a top-five finish to clinch the FIA superlicence.
• Sergio Perez, Mick Schumacher and Zhou Guanyu are among the other drivers still being evaluated for the final seat.