Cadillac is joining Formula 1 in 2026 as the sport’s 11th team, backed by General Motors and led by former Marussia Sporting Director Graeme Lowdon. The team announced Sergio “Checo” Pérez and Valtteri Bottas as their drivers, both on multi-year deals. Together they have 527 Grand Prix starts and 16 wins, as per the Formula1 report.
Lowdon said signing two veterans “is a bold signal of intent,” adding their leadership and race instincts will be key in building the team. He also thanked Mercedes for cooperating on Bottas’s release. Both drivers, now 35, lost their F1 seats last season. Pérez left Red Bull and took time off with family, while Bottas became Mercedes reserve after leaving Sauber.
Perez and Bottas bring big F1 experience Pérez brings big experience from Sauber, McLaren, Force India/Racing Point and Red Bull, where he helped win the 2022 and 2023 Teams’ Championships. Pérez called joining Cadillac “an exciting new chapter,” saying Cadillac is a legendary name in American motorsport and he wants to help make the team “a real contender, the team of the Americas”, as stated by Formula1.
Bottas, who won five constructors’ titles with Mercedes from 2017–2021, said Cadillac feels “ambitious but grounded” and called it special to join a project “built from the ground up”. He thanked Mercedes for supporting his move, and said Cadillac represents “the American spirit of racing on the greatest circuits in the world”.
According to the report by Formula1, Cadillac CEO Dan Towriss said Pérez and Bottas bring “talent, maturity and drive,” calling them not just racers but “builders” who will define what the team stands for. GM President Mark Reuss said both drivers bring passion and experience and will help build a “foundation for American motorsports” with Cadillac in F1.
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Why Cadillac skipped American drivers ESPN reported that Cadillac wanted experience for its debut under new 2026 rules. The team said Pérez and Bottas bring “unmatched experien
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