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Max Verstappen Reacts to Sergio Perez Making a Return to F1 with Cadillac in 2026
Sergio Perez will race for Cadillac in their 2026 debut Formula 1 season, joining Valtteri Bottas with Verstappen praising Perez's experience to help the new team progress.
- On Tuesday, Sergio Pérez signed with Cadillac to be one of the new Formula 1 entrant's first two drivers for the 2026 season, announced during media sessions ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix this week.
- After losing his Red Bull Racing drive at the end of 2024, Perez endured a difficult final season and spent this year on the sidelines before his comeback.
- Max Verstappen said he dropped Sergio Pérez a message and is happy to see him back on the grid, adding that how he performs will depend on the car.
- As part of its plans, Cadillac unveiled Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas as their inaugural 2026 line-up, with Pérez testing Cadillac machinery next January at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
- Looking toward next year, Perez emphasized the importance of his time off to refocus and return with renewed enjoyment for the sport.
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Cadillac will get on a racing car to prepare his landing in the Formula 1 World Championship scheduled for the coming season and will have Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Pérez as the most recognizable faces of the project. Any premiere is already complicated; even more so if we talk about a framework in which success differs from failure by thousandths and you can always top off the challenge with a change of regulations like guindilla. As it is not…
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Max Verstappen welcomes Sergio Pérez back to F1 for a ‘fresh start’ with Cadillac
ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (AP) — Max Verstappen says he's happy to see his old teammate Sergio Pérez back for a “fresh start” in Formula 1 and that his experience will be a major asset to the new Cadillac team in 2026.
Max Verstappen was quick to congratulate Sergio Pérez when it was officially announced this week that the Mexican will return to Formula 1 next year.
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