The debut of the Cadillac
For a team that didn’t even have staff 12 months ago, debuting in Formula 1 in the midst of the 2026 regulatory revolution, completing three out of four races is an appreciable result. There Cadillac she succeeded and now she wants to take advantage of the kilometers and experience to continue her path of “settling in” and growth.
In terms of performance, the MAC-26 is understandably far behind the competition (about four seconds per lap), but the spring break that Formula 1 has imposed on itself due to the war in Iran will allow the teams most in difficulty to close part of the gap by working on the simulator. For Valtteri Bottas, not racing either in Bahrain or Saudi Arabia will represent an undoubted advantage for Cadillac, which will bring the first updates to Suzuka and the first major development package to Miami.
Bottas’ words
“Finishing the second race with both cars and placing 13th and 14th is a decent result, a good starting point“, commented the Finn. “We certainly lack speed, at the moment we can only compete with Aston Martin. If we can keep up with them, to beat other teams we need better performances“.
“We planned to bring an update for almost every race, so there will definitely be something for Suzuka, and then hopefully something bigger after the spring break“, he continued. “The break is quite advantageous for us, we have more time to fix the problems. We haven’t had a clean, trouble-free weekend yet, and a little breathing room helps“.
