{"id":35002,"date":"2025-05-14T16:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T15:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/?p=35002"},"modified":"2025-05-14T08:22:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T07:22:01","slug":"guenther-steiner-tells-cadillac-to-sign-ex-red-bull-driver-on-one-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/guenther-steiner-tells-cadillac-to-sign-ex-red-bull-driver-on-one-condition\/","title":{"rendered":"Guenther Steiner tells Cadillac to sign ex-Red Bull driver, on one condition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Former Haas team boss Guenther Steiner advised the incoming Cadillac Formula 1 squad to hire proven winners rather than rookies for its 2026 debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking on the \u201cF1 Explains\u201d podcast, he said, \u201cIf I were Cadillac, I would look to experienced drivers\u2026 who help the team to get going.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why P\u00e9rez Could Thrive<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sergio P\u00e9rez lost his Red Bull seat after a difficult 2024 but, according to Steiner, would flourish with fewer political pressures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaybe put him on a one-year contract,\u201d Steiner suggested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s a lot better than having old rookies in there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“That\u2019s an opportunity for Checo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bottas\u2019 Value To A New Project<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Valtteri Bottas, now a Mercedes reserve, brings extensive technical feedback and leadership from previous stints at Williams and Sauber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steiner argued that Bottas\u2019 calm approach would accelerate development cycles inside a start-up team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cadillac\u2019s Road To The Grid<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Backed by General Motors, Cadillac was confirmed in March as F1\u2019s eleventh entrant and plans to base operations in the United States under team principal Graeme Lowdon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Board member Mario Andretti has hinted at pairing an experienced racer with a young American talent, but Steiner believes two veterans would fast-track results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With 2026 engine and chassis regulations looming, Cadillac must finalise drivers by late 2025 to integrate them into simulator and aero programmes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former Haas team boss Guenther Steiner advised the incoming Cadillac Formula 1 squad to hire proven winners rather than rookies for its 2026 debut. 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