MAY 2, 2025
Perez returning to F1 with Cadillac in 2026?
The deal is done, according to Europe's biggest newspaper - Sergio Perez is returning to Formula 1.
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The news comes hot on the heels of Formula 1 agreeing a three-year contract extension with organisers of the annual Mexican GP.
That 2026-2028 timeframe lines up exactly with the strong rumours circulating in the Miami GP paddock about the length of Perez's new contract with Cadillac - to debut next year as F1's eleventh team.
Days ago, axed Red Bull driver Perez's chief backer Carlos Slim - part of the wealthiest family in Mexico - admitted the 35-year-old was looking for something that can excite him and that can be a challenge for him
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6-time grand prix winner Perez is actually in Miami, where he has a residence, this week - while Cadillac is organising a red carpet
event on Saturday night amid rumours the 2026 Formula 1 car livery could be unveiled.
Bild newspaper, Germany and Europe's highest-circulation newspaper, confidently declared: We have learned that the (Cadillac) deal with the Mexican has been finalised for months.
Journalist Enrico Ahlig, reporting from Miami, continued: "Sergio Perez brings experience and sponsorship power - exactly what a new factory team needs.
During his time at Red Bull, he showed that, under the right conditions, he can even win races.
(GMM)