Valtteri Bottas is on the verge of finalising a deal to return to Formula 1 with Cadillac in 2026, that's according to multiple news outlets and a cheeky Tweet by the veteran Finnish driver.
Bottas, currently a reserve driver at Mercedes, added fuel to the speculation with a cheeky video posted to his X feed on Sunday. In it, he opens the door of a Cadillac SUV and has a conversation with someone off-camera.
"Oh wow, that's actually a nice seat," Bottas says while checking out the driver's seat. "I wouldn't mind. And there's two seats," the other man points out, prompting this reply from Bottas: "And they're both free?"
But when the other voice asks if he wants to sit down in the Caddy, Bottas answers, "Not yet."
Cadillac is entering the Formula 1 World Championship next season. Bottas, 35, has made no secret of his desire to regain a full-time F1 seat since being dropped by Sauber at the end of the 2024 season.
In an interview earlier this month, Bottas said of the Cadillac option: “I don’t think they’re in a massive rush. They’ve been very, very busy on trying to get a car on the grid for next year.
“I know my timeline, when I want to know about next year and what plans do I need to make, which I think, August, more or less, is a pretty good target for that. But hopefully we’ll hear something more soon,” he added.
Bottas is a ten time Grand Prix winner and 67 podium finishes in 246 F1 race starts since his 2013 debut with Williams, followed by a lengthy spell with Mercedes and then Alfa Romeo. His last win came at the 2021 Turkish Grand Prix.
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