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Cadillac have announced their two drivers for their entry into Formula 1 in 2026. F1’s newest team has hired the highly experienced duo of Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas, both of whom left F1 at the end of last season. Perez, who like Bottas will be 36 years old when the 2026 season commences, has been absent from this year’s…

Laurence EdmondsonAug 26, 2025, 11:56 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 After being named as one of Cadillac’s two drivers for 2026, Sergio Pérez said he “couldn’t afford” to let his Formula 1 career end with his sacking from Red Bull last year. The 35-year-old was announced as half of Cadillac’s driver lineup,…

The disappearances of Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez from the Formula 1 grid at the end of last season undoubtedly caused much disappointment among their fanbases. Not least because each represented nations with a strong motorsport heritage – Finland and Mexico – which were left without a driver on the grid. Today’s confirmation the pair will return with new F1…

Cadillac has confirmed Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas will form its driver lineup for its Formula 1 debut season in 2026. As reported by ESPN last week, Cadillac has opted for the two best free agents available, with a combined 527 race starts and 16 race wins between them. Tuesday’s announcement video included a voice over from actor Keanu Reeves…

Antonio Felix da Costa is set to move on from Porsche before the new Formula E season as one of the series’ longest running sagas finally ends. The 2019-20 champion has scored six E-Prix wins with Porsche, which he joined in 2023, but also had a fractious relationship with the team that began to develop at the end of that…

After some welcome and well-earned rest, the Formula 1 teams have switched the lights back on in their factories and swapped their swimwear for teamwear as the summer break comes to an end. As with the previous two seasons, the first destination after the end of the summer shutdown is – somewhat ironically – the beachside circuit of Zandvoort in…

McLaren tightened their grip on the 2025 championship as the summer break approached. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri finished first and second in each of the last four grands prix. The constructors’ trophy is surely heading to the massive cabinet at the McLaren Technology Centre. But at least their drivers’ title fight still has plenty of life left in it….

Red Bull is targeting IndyCar champion Alex Palou to join its Formula 1 team in 2026, according to a report in the USA. The Indianapolis Star claims Red Bull wants to lure Palou away from the series to join Max Verstappen next year. Such a move would leave Verstappen’s current team mate Yuki Tsunoda without a drive. Palou has been…

The Formula 1 championship resumes this weekend with Zandvoort’s penultimate race. The series will not return to the track after next year’s Dutch Grand Prix. F1 is bringing F1 Academy along as a support event this weekend. Meanwhile the IndyCar championship concludes on the oval at Nashville. Join us on RaceFans Live throughout every session of the Dutch Grand Prix…

Welcome to Monday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Oscar: ‘The pressure is only going to increase from here’ (McLaren) ‘So yes, I think I’ve handled it well, but I haven’t concentrated on it much. The pressure is only going to increase from here. When we get to the latter part of the year, that is when…

Aug 24, 2025, 04:47 AM ET Cadillac’s incoming Formula 1 team is set to join the grid with Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas as drivers, sources have told ESPN. Cadillac, which will become F1’s 11th team in 2026, has opted for the most experienced free agents available. Mexican driver Pérez and Finnish driver Bottas have a combined 16 race wins…

Formula 1 fans are better-placed than ever to scrutinise stewards’ decisions during races following the publication of the current racing guidelines earlier this year. Over the last four races stewards have ruled on a collision between team mates in one race, penalised an errant backmarker in another and dished out penalty points to one driver in three consecutive rounds. Most…

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc swap notes while plugged into Ferrari’s radio system at the Belgian Grand Prix. Can you come up with the best caption for this picture? Post your funniest suggestion in the comments below. A selection of the best will feature in a future edition of the RaceFans Round-up. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go…

Today, Formula 1’s top feeder series is tightly integrated into the world championship structure. Formula 2 (formerly known as GP2) only races at grand prix weekends and all teams must use the same components. However its immediate predecessor began life as a much freer competition. Teams not only had the choice of different chassis manufacturers but also suppliers of engines,…

Aug 22, 2025, 05:41 PM ET DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A North Carolina judge on Friday granted Legacy Motor Club a preliminary injunction blocking Rick Ware from selling his NASCAR team during a battle over one of his charters. Legacy and Rick Ware Racing agreed earlier this year that Ware would sell one of his two Cup Series charters, which…

Ghaziabad: An FIR has been registered against YouTuber Puneet Superstar after he referred to BSP chief Mayawati as “mummy” in a video. Puneet, who runs the channel ‘Puneetsuper_starrrr’ with 24.9 million subscribers, uploaded a 20-second clip where he used the term six times. The video sparked anger among BSP supporters, prompting Ghaziabad BSP president Narendra Mohit to file a complaint.Puneet…

Álex Palou clinched his fourth IndyCar championship last weekend on the series’ visit to Portland. Penske Entertainment: Chris Owens There’s an agreement that takes place when lions are preparing to fight. The feral connection between predators comes into play. It’s the sizing up of an opponent’s arsenal; length of the fangs, sharpness of the claws, the hulking muscles to drive those…

A Formula E superteam that could change the fortunes of its previously embattled platform almost overnight. It’s a classic Formula E turnaround story. Maserati MSG has been through hell and back season or two recently, yet remarkably its future looks as bright as any. On track at least. Even off it the positivity is back to a degree. Maserati MSG…