After months of speculation, the cat is finally out of the bag: Cadillac F1 has signed Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez as its drivers for the F1 2026 season.

Experience is clearly a major reason for Cadillac’s decision , but what exactly does “experience” means to the all-new team?

Bottas and Perez have seen it all

Both Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez have competed for a variety of Formula 1 teams during their time in the sport — both big and small — which means they’ve seen it all.

Perez entered F1 as a driver in 2011, with Bottas following behind in 2013. Much has changed over that decade and a half. Formula 1 has changed leadership, and new owners Liberty Media have transformed the sport into a major commercial success that has taken over some of F1’s long-coveted demographics

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