Published on, Aug. 27 -- August 27, 2025 7:02 AM

Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez will race for the new Cadillac Formula 1 team next year. The decision marks a return to the F1 grid for the two drivers, neither of whom is racing this year after being dropped at the end of 2024.

Mark Reuss, the president of Cadillac's parent company General Motors, said the decision was based on the drivers' experience of wins and podiums in F1.

He described the choice of Bottas and Perez as "a really good winning combination".

Bottas, who turns 36 on Thursday, won 10 races for Mercedes, for whom he drove as Lewis Hamilton's team-mate from 2017-21, also scoring 20 pole positions.

The Finn last raced in F1 for Sauber in 2024 and is Mercedes' reserve dr...