Cadillac's maiden F1 season has been a grind—no points through the summer break, multiple DNFs, reliability gremlins—but Valtteri Bottas insists the American squad is trending the right way. The Finn, paired with Sergio Perez in what looked like a dream veteran lineup, told F1.com the team is getting faster and more reliable race by race, even if the result column stays empty. He's building chemistry with a largely new crew—only a handful of familiar faces from his Alfa/Sauber days—and says the working relationship with Perez has started strong. The week brought fresh turbulence: Graeme Lowdon is out as team principal, replaced by ex-Alpine executive director Marcin Budkowski. For Cadillac, it's another reset in a year full of them. The question is whether the upward trajectory Bottas sees translates to points before the season ends—or if America's newest team closes its debut year with nothing but promise.
Read the full story at Motorsport.comVALTTERI BOTTAS SEES CLEAR CADILLAC PROGRESS AMID CHALLENGING FIRST F1 SEASON
Cadillac's maiden F1 season has been a grind—no points through the summer break, multiple DNFs, reliability gremlins—but Valtteri Bottas insists the American squad is trending the right way. The Finn, paired with Sergio Perez in what looked like a dream veteran lineup, told F1.com the team is getting faster and more reliable race by race, even if the result column stays empty. He's building chemistry with a largely new crew—only a handful of familiar faces from his Alfa/Sauber days—and says the working relationship with Perez has started strong. The week brought fresh turbulence: Graeme Lowdon is out as team principal, replaced by ex-Alpine executive director Marcin Budkowski. For Cadillac, it's another reset in a year full of them. The question is whether the upward trajectory Bottas sees translates to points before the season ends—or if America's newest team closes its debut year with nothing but promise.
