How F1 Teams Pick Their Drivers and What Cadillac’s Rumoured Valtteri Bottas Signing Means

How F1 teams pick their drivers and what Cadillac’s rumoured Valtteri Bottas signing means

As Valtteri Bottas closes in on a return to the grid with Cadillac, the American team shows its preference for experience ahead of its first foray into Formula 1 – but how did F1’s other new teams pick their driving line-ups?

With Bottas, Cadillac favours experience: How did other new F1 teams approach their line-ups?

Cadillac's preference for 2026 appears to lie with experience, as Bottas closes in on an F1 return and Perez sits at the top of its list. We look at how F1's most recent all-new entrants approached their driving line-ups

Cadillac’s first F1 driver lineup takes shape — experience over risk

Cadillac’s first F1 driver lineup is coming into focus — and it’s not a gamble. It’s experience by design. Sources indicate Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas are set to spearhead the American marque’s 2026 debut, with announcements expected in the coming weeks. It’s a sensible, quietly shrewd play from Graeme Lowdon’s start-up: two proven race winners who’ve lived at both ends of the grid, know how to build a project, and won’t chuck a brand-new …