Bottas and Perez join Cadillac - this is their contracts' lengths

In the team's press release, the team mentions that Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez will 'lead the team into its debut year in 2026.'

Team principal Graeme Lowdon also talked about their choice for the upcoming year. "Signing two very experienced racers like Bottas and Checo is a bold signal of intent," he commented.

Bottas and Perez will be on multi-year deals with the 11th team, that is set to join the year the next regulation change will come into effect.

Earlier, team principal Lowdon responded to the rumours about Christian Horner joining the team. The Briton declined that possibility, officially 'shutting it down'.