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The new Cadillac Formula 1 team reveals who they\u2019ve chosen as their race drivers for their debut 2026 season.<\/p>\n
Returning fan favourites Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez, with more than 500 Grand Prix starts between them, are set to make history as Cadillac\u2019s first-ever F1 driver line-up. In an exclusive for this podcast, former Red Bull race-winner Perez explains why he\u2019s chosen to make his F1 return with the Cadillac F1 team on his first day at work at the team\u2019s Silverstone facility.<\/p>\n
We lift the lid on life away from the track with Haas hotshot Ollie Bearman. Beside every F1 driver is a family unit that can get left behind, but the British racer\u2019s family have taken the unusual step of supporting his career by relocating to join him in Monaco. But the move has prompted some sibling rivalry over just who gets to use the driver simulator.<\/p>\n
At Mercedes, Kimi Antonelli has been relying on support from soon-to-be Cadillac driver Bottas in his apprentice F1 season. The Finnish racer is a reserve for Mercedes in 2025 and has taken on a mentoring role to help guide the Italian teenager before his own return to the grid in 2026, when the master will take on his apprentice.<\/p>\n
F1: Back at Base is an IMG Production for the BBC, hosted by Rosamund Pike<\/p>\n
Co-hosts & Executive Producers are Sarah Holt and Holly Samos<\/p>\n