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Valtteri Bottas is returning to the F1 grid in 2026 with Cadillac, and his years of experience have a key instruction for the team.
Valtteri Bottas emphasizes the importance of Cadillac managing expectations and being realistic during their debut F1 season in 2026.
Cadillac will be the 11th team in the 2026 season and will use a customer Ferrari engine, with Bottas and Sergio Perez forming an experienced driver lineup.
Former Marussia team boss Graeme Lowdon is the team principal, and F1 engineering chief Pat Symonds is an executive engineering advisor, adding expertise to the project.
The 2026 season will see significant technical regulation changes, posing further challenges for Cadillac.
Bottas acknowledges the need for realistic expectations and understands that building the team from scratch will require time and patience.
He emphasizes the importance of focusing on progress and performance rather than immediate results in their inaugural season.
