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Seasoned duo to drive for Cadillac
The Citizen
|August 27, 2025
FORMULA ONE: 'BOLD SIGNAL OF INTENT' FROM NEW TEAM
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Former Red Bull driver Sergio Perez and 10-time grand prix victor Valtteri Bottas will drive for Cadillac next season in what the new Formula One team described yesterday as "a bold signal of intent".
The experienced pair, with over 500 grand prix starts between them, will be making a return to the grid in 2026, after being dropped this year, for the American outfit, who become F1's 11th team on the grid.
Perez, the winner of six grand prix, was sacked by Red Bull as Max Verstappen's team-mate at the end of last season despite two years of his contract still to run.
Bottas's wins came during his time with Mercedes alongside Lewis Hamilton. The Finn raced for Sauber in 2024 and this term he is Mercedes' reserve driver.
This story is from the August 27, 2025 edition of The Citizen.
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