Guenther Steiner put Valtteri Bottas on blast during the summer break, telling The Red Flags Podcast that the Finn has "given up a little bit" at Cadillac. The former Haas boss graded Perez a C and Bottas a D despite neither driver scoring a point through 11 races — pointing to Checo's 9-6 qualifying edge as proof the Mexican is still pushing while his teammate has checked out. Steiner's diagnosis is brutal but specific: Bottas traded a cushy Mercedes reserve gig for a last-place seat and now lacks the will to grind through the misery. If Cadillac management decides to swap a driver mid-season, Steiner says Bottas is the obvious cut. The verdict lands hard for a 10-time winner who gambled on an American project that's delivered nothing but embarrassment. Cadillac's priority remains fixing the car, but with Steiner airing this out publicly, the driver question won't stay internal for long.
Read the full story at Motorsport.comGUENTHER STEINER QUESTIONS VALTTERI BOTTAS'S MOTIVATION AT CADILLAC
Guenther Steiner put Valtteri Bottas on blast during the summer break, telling The Red Flags Podcast that the Finn has "given up a little bit" at Cadillac. The former Haas boss graded Perez a C and Bottas a D despite neither driver scoring a point through 11 races — pointing to Checo's 9-6 qualifying edge as proof the Mexican is still pushing while his teammate has checked out. Steiner's diagnosis is brutal but specific: Bottas traded a cushy Mercedes reserve gig for a last-place seat and now lacks the will to grind through the misery. If Cadillac management decides to swap a driver mid-season, Steiner says Bottas is the obvious cut. The verdict lands hard for a 10-time winner who gambled on an American project that's delivered nothing but embarrassment. Cadillac's priority remains fixing the car, but with Steiner airing this out publicly, the driver question won't stay internal for long.
