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Bottas says Cadillac’s F1 facilities rival Mercedes’
Valtteri Bottas says Cadillac’s Formula 1 facilities rival Mercedes’ after joining the new team.
Bottas, a former Mercedes driver, made the comparison in an interview with the Financial Times.
Cadillac is in its first Formula 1 season and has facilities near Silverstone, while Mercedes is based in Brackley.
Teammate Sergio Perez also praised Cadillac’s factory, saying its equipment and layout impressed him.
The team has yet to score a point and sits last in the Constructors’ standings.
Bottas says Cadillac is improving how it operates each weekend, even though that progress has not yet shown in results.
The team’s next challenge is turning those improvements into performance on track.
Valtteri Bottas says Cadillac’s Formula 1 facilities rival or exceed those of his former team, Mercedes.
Bottas made the comparison in an interview with the Financial Times.
He joined Cadillac ahead of its first season in Formula 1 after driving for Mercedes from 2017 to 2021.
Cadillac has yet to score a point in its debut season and sits last in the Constructors’ standings on zero points.
Bottas says the team is improving in how it operates, even though that progress is not yet reflected in results.
- Who
- Valtteri Bottas, a Cadillac driver and former Mercedes driver.
- What
- Bottas said Cadillac’s facilities rival or are better than Mercedes’ facilities.
- When
- In a recent interview with the Financial Times; the articles were published on October 14 and 15, 2026.
- Where
- Cadillac is based partly at Silverstone, near Mercedes’ Brackley factory.
- Why
- Bottas was asked whether Cadillac’s facilities were better than those of Mercedes.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Bottas drove for Mercedes.
Perez visited Cadillac’s factory and said he was impressed by its facilities.
RaceFans reported Bottas’s comparison of Cadillac’s facilities with Mercedes’.
Motorsport Week reported Bottas’s comments and Cadillac’s progress in its debut season.
- Bottas’s comparison
- Cadillac’s facilities rival or exceed Mercedes’ facilities
- Bottas at Mercedes
- 2017–2021
- Cadillac base
- Partly at Silverstone
- Mercedes factory
- Brackley
- Cadillac debut season
- Zero points; last in the Constructors’ standings
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What people are saying
I would say so.
We are definitely seeing an improvement somewhere every weekend,
I’ve never seen a factory like this in my career.