Driver market: Who'll fill the last seats for F1 2026 after Cadillac news?

“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 Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez for 2026 F1 debutFormula 1Bottas/Perez lineup "a bold ...Keep reading

Miguel Oliveira takes his best Yamaha finish despite losing out to Ai Ogura after a late mistake in the Hungarian MotoGP.

It’s true that cliches exist for a reason. But it’s equally true that they’re stubborn little vixens to get rid of when that reason disappears.‘Ducati has the best bike’ has been accepted MotoGP wisdom for so long that we’ve grown used to using the phrase without thought. But maybe it’s time to start giving the line its due consideration. Because the plot has thickened ...Keep reading

Johann Zarco admits he has “lost the flow”, doesn't expect to receive Honda’s new parts until after the Barcelona MotoGP.

Four other drivers with varying experience and links to Cadillac failed to secure the seats that ultimately went to Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez.

Martin Brundle's verdict on Cadillac signing Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas

Cadillac is committed to building a 'pathway' for American drivers after signing Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas for 2026.

Cadillac is committed to building a 'pathway' for American drivers after signing Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas for 2026.

Rookie Fermin Aldeguer set a late Hungarian MotoGP pace to match Marc Marquez, but a crash and penalty left him pointless at Balaton Park.

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. In the overall Red Bull set-up, only Max Verstappen is contractually ...Keep reading

Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas back Cadillac's plans after joining the team for 2026.

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 11th expansion team, starting from the ground up at a European headquarters in Silverstone as well ...Keep 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' 11th team is banking on experience to get it up to speed during what will be a challenging debut ...Keep reading

After months of speculation, Cadillac has confirmed Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas as the drivers for its 2026 Formula 1 debut.

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 Motorsport.com, both Perez and Bottas had been on the verge of an F1 return for some time as the series' 11th team is banking on experience to get it up to speed during what will be a challenging ...Keep reading

BMW has unveiled revised aerodynamics for its M Hybrid V8 LMDh ahead of its campaigns in next year’s World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship.The revisions, which include a significantly smaller version of the marque’s signature ‘kidney’ grille, are designed to improve the consistency of the car’s performance across the range of circuits on which it races and to ...Keep reading

“Very confident.” That’s the way Williams racer Alex Albon described his fourth Formula 1 season with the team at the halfway point. The ex-Red Bull driver has already amassed more points in 2025 than his last three years with the Grove-based team combined and this, he says, is changing the way Williams goes racing.  The historic British team has undergone a seismic change in recent ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen’s former performance coach has revealed how the Red Bull star used psychological tactics in his tittle battle with Lewis Hamilton in 2021.