Valtteri Bottas says Cadillac's facilities already surpass Mercedes', a stunning admission from a driver who won 10 races for the Silver Arrows. Cadillac sits winless through its debut F1 season, but Bottas told the Financial Times the progress shows in how the team operates, not yet on the timing screens. Based partly at Silverstone, a stone's throw from Mercedes' Brackley headquarters, the American outfit has clearly invested in infrastructure even as results lag. Bottas drove for Mercedes from 2017 to 2021, so he knows what a championship operation looks like. That he rates Cadillac's facilities higher speaks to the scale of General Motors' commitment. The Finn sees improvement "somewhere every weekend" — operational gains that typically precede performance gains. For American fans banking on Cadillac's long-term competitiveness, Bottas just delivered the first hard evidence that the foundation is being laid right.
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