26/08/2025 18:15
Cadillac's new F1 pairing of Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez will
be the third most experienced pairing on the 2026 grid. It was
officially confirmed on Tuesday that Mercedes reserve Bottas and
Red Bull exile Perez would form Cadillac's driver line-up for
General Motors' first attack on grand prix racing. Between them,
Bottas and Perez have started 527 grands prix, won 16 of them and
taken 106 podium finishes, as well as winning seven constructors'
titles between them at Mercedes and Red Bull, respectively. With
such a wealth of experience, RacingNews365 has taken a look at how
each pair of team-mates would stack up prior to the 2026
season-opening Australian GP - Cadillac's debut. To make the
calculation, we simply added 20 grands prix to each pair of
team-mates current number of race starts, assuming each driver will
start the remaining 10 races of the 2025 season. The actual numbers
come lights out in Melbourne could be less if a driver misses a
race in the remainder of this season due to suspension or injury,
or if a driver change for next term is made. Cadillac's figure
could also be higher if Bottas steps in to replace either George
Russell or Kimi Antonelli at Mercedes, where he is currently
serving as third and reserve driver. Check out the table below!
Number of grand prix starts for team-mates in 2026 F1 season
