Valtteri Bottas remains steadfast in his determination to return to Formula 1, insisting he has “more to give” to the sport as he eyes a full-time comeback in 2026 – with the ambitious Cadillac F1 project a tantalizing option for the 10-time Grand Prix winner.
Despite losing his 2025 race seat when Sauber opted to move forward with a new driver line-up, the Finnish veteran insists his F1 journey isn’t over as his assion for the sport remains undimmed.
Speaking on the latest Beyond The Grid podcast, Bottas made it clear: he wants back in – and ideally with a team where his experience can make a real impact.
A Burning Desire to Race Again
“I’m sitting here now without a race seat, not because of my own choice,” Bottas admitted. “I definitely still feel – and that emotion was quite quick after I knew I wouldn’t get a seat for this year – that I’m not done yet with F1.
“I still have more to give. It’s still [the] number one thing in my life. That sensation, now that I’ve been watching aside, has got stronger and stronger and stronger, and now I really start to miss racing.”
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Bottas believes his most recent performances in F1 validate his case for a comeback.
“I just feel like the way especially the last two years went for me in my career, it’s definitely not the way I want things to finish. End of last year – some Qualifying, some races – I felt like I was performing at my best ever.
“I haven’t felt any degradation in myself yet. That’s why I just want to keep going. We humans, we have deg, but I don’t have it yet!”
Cadillac Link a “Very Interesting” Prospect
One team with an open seat for 2026 – and even two – is Cadillac, which will enter Formula 1 with backing from General Motors and TWG Motorsports. Bottas, currently working with Mercedes in a reserve capacity, is understood to be on their radar.
“I don’t think they’re in a massive rush,” Bottas noted. “They’ve been very, very busy on trying to get a car on the grid for next year.
“I know my timeline, when I want to know about next year and what plans do I need to make, which I think, August, more or less, is a pretty good target for that. But hopefully we’ll hear something more soon.”
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Bottas believes his wealth of experience — having raced with Williams, Mercedes, and Sauber Romeo — puts him in a strong position.
“I think they have a few drivers on the list. I would imagine my experience will help because now I’ve raced in three different teams, with one of the teams [that] had mega success. With Williams as well, [we] had some great results, so I hope I’m in a good position.”
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And the challenge of building something new, from the ground up, is exactly what motivates him.
“For me, I actually see a very interesting project, something new to F1, an American team with maybe a different view to the sport. If I would be there as a driver, it would be actually very interesting because you can start from scratch.
“The team starts from zero. You could actually make a big influence on certain things, which direction to go, and that would be very motivating and rewarding when the success comes.
“I think the rule change is always a good point to jump in because you just never know, if you suddenly get it right you might actually be doing really well from the get-go.”
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