- Cadillac prepares to enter F1 for 2026 season.
- Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas signed as drivers.
- Team will operate from three hubs in US and UK.
Cadillac has announced its drivers for the brand's entry into Formula 1 in 2026: 10-time Grand Prix winner Valtteri Bottas and six-time victor Sergio “Checo” Perez.
The pair were both very much available, having exited their previous F1 seats in 2024. Bottas left Alfa Romeo (later Sauber) that year and secured a contract as reserve driver for his former Mercedes team for 2025.
Perez's Red Bull contract was terminated early in 2024 after a disappointing season (he was replaced by Kiwi Liam Lawson) and did not secure a drive for 2025.
Cadillac will be the 11th team in F1 and the first new entrant since 2016. It will use Ferrari powertrains as it ramps up its efforts.
“Joining the Cadillac F1 Team is an incredibly exciting new chapter in my career," says Perez. "From our first conversations, I could sense the passion and determination behind this project. It's an honour to be part of a building a team that can develop together so that, in time, we will fight at the very front.
“I’ve had the honor of working with some of the best teams in the world, and I can already see the same professionalism and hunger here," says Bottas. "This is an iconic brand with a big legacy in American motorsport, and to be a part of the story as it enters the world stage of F1 is incredibly special for me.
"I’m looking forward to representing the American spirit of racing on the greatest circuits in the world. I’d also like to thank Mercedes for their unwavering support and sportsmanship in facilitating such an exciting step.”
Backed by TWG Motorsports and General Motors (GM), the Cadillac Formula 1 Team is building from the ground up. The team will operate out of three hubs: Fishers, Indiana; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Silverstone, UK.
The first F1 race of the 2026 season will be in Melbourne, on March 8.