Overview
- Autosport reports Sergio Pérez has finalized a multi-year deal, with multiple outlets indicating a Pérez–Valtteri Bottas lineup will be announced this week, likely before the Dutch Grand Prix.
- Cadillac will begin with Ferrari power units in 2026 while General Motors develops its own engine program targeted for later in the decade.
- Sources say Alpine made a late bid to lure either driver as a potential replacement for Franco Colapinto, but both Pérez and Bottas declined.
- The team plans early driver integration through Testing of Previous Cars in an older Ferrari and extensive simulator work before year-end.
- The FIA has confirmed Bottas must serve a five-place grid penalty on his return stemming from a 2024 Abu Dhabi incident.