New Cadillac recruit Valtteri Bottas has offered an insight into how discussions that prompted him to sign with the team unfolded.

Bottas was announced alongside Sergio Perez as one of the burgeoning team’s foundation drivers on Tuesday.

Valtteri Bottas began speaking with Cadillac in 2023

Both Bottas and Perez had been linked with the squad, with PlanetF1.com revealing that the Mexican driver had reached an agreement.

Sources confirmed that Bottas was also ready to put pen to paper just days before the announcement was made public.

The Tuesday announcement was therefore largely a formality with the experienced duo proving front-runners for the drives since Cadillac was finally granted its place on the F1 grid.

That was only confirmed in March, following a protracted assessment proce

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