The news had been circulating for quite some time, as GPBlog had already reported a few weeks ago, but now it’s official: Valtteri Bottas will be a Cadillac driver starting in 2026.

The Finnish driver will team up with Sergio Perez, who was also announced today, with both making their return to Formula 1 after their current year off.

A highly experienced duo chosen by the American giant, which is about to make its historic Formula 1 debut in an equally challenging season, with major regulation changes and cars that will be radically different from the current ones.

On Tuesday, Cadillac announced its driver duo for next year: Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez will return to the Formula 1 grid. Peter Windsor shared his opinion on this line-up in an exclusive interview with GPblog.

''Really boring choice,'' Peter Windsor began. The former team manager doesn't understand why Cadillac based their choice on this: ''Unbelievably boring and a bit disappointing really. What are they thinking? Oh, we've got to have two guys that have won Grands Prix in order to have our credibility.''

Read the full interview here!