Sergio Perez returned to the Formula 1 test arena on Thursday as he drove a black Ferrari SF-23 as he ramped up his preparations for his comeback ahead of Cadillac’s debut season in the sport.

Cadillac will join the grid next season as Formula 1’s 11th team, and announced in August that it had signed Perez and Valtteri Bottas to spearhead its challenge in 2026.

Sergio Perez returns to the F1 test arena

Perez has spent the last year away from Formula 1 having agreed to part ways with Red Bull after a woeful F1 2024 season that saw the driver plummet from second in the Drivers’ standings the year before to P8.

Declaring at the time of the announcement that he would take some time for himself and his family before deciding his next step, Perez and Cadillac announced in August that he wou

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