, Bottas is closing inโ on a comeback to F1, โwith the Finn understood to have reached an agreement with Cadillac for F1 โ2026.
Valtteri โBottas Set โto โjoin Sergio Perez at Cadillac for 2026 F1 โฃSeason
Valtteri bottas, currently a reserve driver โforโข Mercedes,โข is on the verge of securing a race drive with Cadillac for the 2026โ Formula 1 โseason.The Finn has been linked with โฃthe American manufacturer since their entryโค into the โsport โฃwasโฃ announced.
Bottas became a free agent after his contractโค with Sauber ended last year and has been in talks with Cadillac boss Graeme Lowdon throughout the current season.Sources indicate that these discussions have progressed positively, and while aโ contract hasn’t been signed yet, Bottas is in the finalโค stages of reaching an agreement.
Ifโ confirmed, Bottas is expected to partner with Sergio Perez, forming Cadillac’s initial driver โlineup. Perezโฃ is also reported to haveโ reached an agreement with the team, though his contract is also pending formal signing.โ The โคtiming of theseโข signings โขmay be related to logistical factors, โฃsuch โขas the availabilityโข of โlegal witnesses during the summer break.
Mercedes’ Bradley Lord has stated that Bottas is a “front-running โฃcandidate” for a raceโข seat in 2026, butโ the team would be open to continuing their relationship with him ifโค he doesn’t secure a drive.
Both Bottasโ and Perez bring โnotable experience to Cadillac, with a combined total of over 500 Grand Prix โคstarts and a โขwealth of points and โฃchampionship success. Bottasโ contributed to Mercedes’ Constructors’ Championships between 2017 and 2021, whileโ Perez played a role โin Red Bull’s titles in 2022 โฃand โข2023.
