Valtteri Bottas says Cadillac's new Silverstone factory beats Mercedes' Brackley facilities — high praise from a driver who won all 10 of his grands prix with the Silver Arrows between 2017 and 2021. Sergio Perez, who spent four years at Red Bull, agrees: he's never seen anything like it. Everything is new, the equipment is state-of-the-art, and the departments connect seamlessly. Cadillac is simultaneously building American installations in Fishers, Indiana (headquarters) and North Carolina (powerertrain).
The problem? None of it has translated to the track. Cadillac sits pointless through 17 races, with Bottas retiring from eight of them. He insists progress is happening behind the scenes, but reliability gremlins keep the team firefighting instead of chasing performance. Money buys world-class facilities overnight. Building a car that finishes races — let alone scores points — takes longer. For now, America's newest F1 team has the infrastructure of a frontrunner and the results of a backmarker.
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