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Cadillac F1 Team: Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has thrown his weight behind Valtteri Bottas’s bid to return to Formula 1, as speculation grows around the Finn’s potential move to the new Cadillac F1 Team ahead of their debut in the 2026 season.

Bottas, a 10-time Grand Prix winner, dropped off the F1 grid at the end of 2024 after losing his seat at Sauber. He rejoined Mercedes in a reserve role, working alongside George Russell and rookie Kimi Antonelli, while also contributing heavily through simulator work and trackside support for the Silver Arrows – the team he previously raced for between 2017 and 2021.

Despite being off the grid, Wolff stressed that Bottas remains as quick and reliable as ever. “Valtteri has been part of the Mercedes family for a long, long time,” Wolff said in a mid-season review video released on Mercedes’ social media channels.