Signing former Red Bull driver Sergio Perez for its debut campaign in Formula 1, Helmut Marko reckons Cadillac has taken the “conservative path” in a tried and tested F1 race winner.

But Perez, he says after their phone call following the announcement, is “motivated” for the task ahead as the American outfit prepares to become Formula 1’s 11th next season.

Sergio Perez will join Valtteri Bottas at Cadillac

After much speculation about team principal Graeme Lowdon’s long short-list ahead of Cadillac’s debut F1 campaign, the team confirmed its F1 2026 line-up earlier this month when it announced experienced F1 race winners: Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas.

Bottas joins Cadillac F1 on the back of 246 starts and 10 wins, all of his wins coming in Mercedes colours, while Perez has made 2

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