McLaren partner Mastercard is stepping up to become the papaya squad’s official naming partner from the 2026 F1 season onwards.From next year, McLaren will be branded as McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team, signifying a step up in the payment provider’s commitment to the world champions.McLaren and Mastercard had only signedContinue Reading
New Cadillac Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez certainly sounds vindicated when it comes to his time at Red Bull.Perez was dropped at the end of last season after a four-year stint as Max Verstappen’s team-mate, during which he was a consistent podium finisher until his performance collapsed shortly after theContinue Reading
The Cadillac Formula 1 team has revealed it is planning to use a rival squad to help with the completion of a Testing of Previous Cars programme ahead of its championship debut in 2026.TPC programmes allow teams to complete up to 20 days of running in machinery that is atContinue Reading
Cadillac’s announcement of Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas as its Formula 1 drivers had been hanging in the air for several weeks but became official on Tuesday.This means General Motors’ F1 project is taking shape: the drivers are known, so are the three home bases (the team will operate from Fishers, Charlotte andContinue Reading
Two Formula 1 race winners – a Latin and a Finn – joining a new team? This is not unprecedented, and the last time it happened, the outcome was far from optimal.Sixteen years ago, Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen signed with the new Lotus outfit for the 2010 season; howeverContinue Reading
Sergio Perez says the struggles of his Red Bull replacements show that he has nothing to prove on his Formula 1 return with Cadillac.On Tuesday, Perez and fellow F1 veteran and multiple race winner Valtteri Bottas were presented as the experience pair that will lead Cadillac’s charge in 2026 asContinue Reading
“Mick Schumacher snubbed” is one of the more outre – if suitably attention-grabbing – headline takes on the news that Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez will drive for Cadillac when the General Motors brand appears on the F1 grid next season.Read Also: Formula 1Cadillac confirms Bottas and Perez for 2026Continue Reading
Six seats remain available on the 2026 F1 grid following the announcement that Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas will drive for the new Cadillac team. While some outfits are expected to maintain their present line-ups, albeit after some protracted brinksmanship behind the scenes, others are rightly the subject of great intrigue.Continue Reading
Cadillac F1 team boss Graeme Lowdon says signing experienced grand prix winners Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez to the programme is a “bold signal of intent”.On Tuesday the TWG Motorsports-owned squad confirmed Bottas and Perez would form the squad’s backbone as it enters the sport in 2026 as an 11thContinue Reading
The nascent Cadillac F1 team has officially confirmed series veterans Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez will form its experienced driver line-up for its 2026 debut season.As previously reported by Autosport, both Perez and Bottas had been on the verge of an F1 return for some time as the series’ 11thContinue Reading