
After a year away from the gid, Valtteri Bottas is now "dreaming of points" as he returns to the sport with F1's brand new team, Cadillac F1. The Finn, who spent 2025 as Mercedes' reserve driver, admits it's given him a new perspective on the sport and was confirmation that F1 is where he truly belongs. He and Cadillac are under no illusions of the uphill task awaits, particularly with the introduction of drastic set of new rules to cars and engines that he believes will "shake-up" the competitive order. Bottas has been telling CNN's Amanda Davies why the unique challenge of the American backed team is one he couldn't turn down.

After a year away from the gid, Valtteri Bottas is now "dreaming of points" as he returns to the sport with F1's brand new team, Cadillac F1. The Finn, who spent 2025 as Mercedes' reserve driver, admits it's given him a new perspective on the sport and was confirmation that F1 is where he truly belongs. He and Cadillac are under no illusions of the uphill task awaits, particularly with the introduction of drastic set of new rules to cars and engines that he believes will "shake-up" the competitive order. Bottas has been telling CNN's Amanda Davies why the unique challenge of the American backed team is one he couldn't turn down.

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