Cadillac revealed that Sergio Perez is leaning in the direction of signing much less skilled drivers earlier than he was impressed.
Final month, the Cadillac introduced Perez and Valtteri Bottas as two drivers for the 2026 Formulation 1 season.
They type the Cadillac’s first driver lineup in Formulation 1, with the American model becoming a member of the grid because the eleventh staff subsequent 12 months.
Bottas was a Mercedes check and reserve driver after not touchdown a full-time drive on Sauber.
Purple Bull dropped Perez on the finish of 2024 and spent the season on the sidelines.
Bottas was thought-about to be the forefront of the early months of 2025.
Nonetheless, given Cadillac’s choices, it was unclear who his teammate was.
Talking at FP3 on the Italian Grand Prix, Cadillac Chief Dantouris revealed that he was critically contemplating the “younger driver” earlier than an essential assembly with Perez.
“Need to race once more? The place was he in his profession?” Touris instructed David Croft throughout his closing follow at Monza.
“What was his aspirations? And was he excited in regards to the challenge? What was he making an attempt to do? What did he go away to show in his profession?
“So when he went via that assembly, the Cheque expertise actually got here via him, he nailed the assembly and was actually enthusiastic about his candidacy.
“Earlier than that, we have been wanting on the younger driver, and he was nice and the expertise is starting to separate himself from those that aren’t within the seat but.”
Who missed the Cadillac F1 drive?
Many skilled drivers missed the 2026 Cadillac Drive.
Mick Schumacher had “optimistic” discussions with Cadillac, however seems to be destined to stay on the planet endurance championship.
Felipe Dragavić has been specializing in the Formulation 1 seat since his F2 victory in 2022.
The Brazilian was the Aston Martin check and spare driver in latest seasons.
Colton Herta is predicted to affix Cadillac as a check driver and swap from IndyCar to Formulation 2.
If Herta will get the required quantity of Tremendous License Factors, he’ll have the ability to be a part of the staff full-time as an American driver over the following few years.
