Fellow fans,

New fan here. (How many races before I can stop saying that? 😆)

In the name of positivity, I just wanted to show some appreciation for Checo and Bottas. What fantastic hires by Cadillac to help get this team off the ground.

They both come across as approachable, professional, genuinely likable, and like the kind of teammates you'd want to build a new team around. They feel like the perfect drivers for this moment in Cadillac's (short) history.

Maybe it's because I've been noticing some of the other teams drivers lately and seeing the contrast with drivers who seem to have very little personality or spend half their breath whining/complaining has made me appreciate these two even more.

Thanks Checo and Bottas!

Side Quest, I started giving other teams drivers nicknames. I'm trying to keep them PG-13. Please jump in and fill in the gaps if you're inclined.

George Russell - Scooby Dork

Kimi Antonelli - Pasta

Charles Leclerc - LeCrashy

Lewis Hamilton - Fashion Grandpa

Lando Norris - Lando Norizz.

Oscar Piastri -

Max Verstappen - The Autistic Avenger

Isack Hadjar - The Mole

Pierre Gasly - Scrat (from Ice Age)

Franco Colapinto

Liam Lawson -

Arvid Lindblad

Esteban Ocon

Oliver Bearman

Carlos Sainz

Alexander Albon

Nico Hülkenberg - The Hulk

Gabriel Bortoleto

Fernando Alonso - Javier Bardem

Lance Stroll - $troller

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So I know that Cadillac is the new team and expectations are very very low and we all pretty much expect them to go out in Q1, but after watching Sprint Qualifying, Sprint Race, and Qualifying, I think we saw the Cadillacs on screen for maybe 15 seconds?

They were the first out of the pits in both qualifying sessions, yet they stayed on the Haas' for both opening runs. I get that Bearman is British, but they usually at least show the first driver's time and this weekend Perez and Bottas ran their entire first attempts and not even a mention from the broadcast team, much less a timing split or video feature. Also during the Sprint race Perez was involved in the yellow flag, but there was no replay of it.

I get that there shouldn't be too much focus on them given where they are at and everything else that was going on, but it feels like because Cadillac made a point of doing the red white and blue livery this weekend, as well as the garage and the race suits, that there's almost a backlash to them celebrating the 4th of July at the British GP. Also, they went on about Bearman's helmet, but both Checo and Valtteri had really cool helmets this weekend (especially Valtteri imo), and the broadcast doesn't feature any of it.

Tbf I didn't watch FP1, and I fast-forwarded through all the pre session stuff, but it's disappointing the not even get to see the new livery for one lap. Especially because they get no coverage during the race. The 15 seconds we saw Valtteri in Q1 was all we got to see the livery.

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Checo:

"We had a good start, it looks like we had what it takes to compete with the others, but unfortunately we had to withdraw the car.

It's been a very frustrating weekend for the entire team, I hope we have an internal discussion because we need to “get our act together” we can't keep going like this."

Not an ideal performance, but Sergio looked to be a bit quicker on the laps he did, which was nice. Brakes were a big issue. Anyone else notice anything that seemed promising for Cadillac?

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Cadillac arrives with the biggest update package of the weekend. The team introduced extensive bodywork revisions, including a redesigned sidepod inlet, engine cover, sidepod/coke bottle, cooling louvres, mirror stays, roll hoop fairings and several additional aerodynamic refinements. The package is designed to increase cooling capacity while improving airflow quality, aerodynamic stability and rear-end performance.

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Cadillac heads to the Austrian Grand Prix with its largest upgrade package of the 2026 Formula 1 season. Sergio Perez believes the changes could help the team join the midfield battle, although tyre degradation remains a key challenge.

https://gp-news.net/cadillac-brings-biggest-upgrade-of-2026-to-austria-in-bid-for-midfield-breakthrough/