Cadillac in the sights of Fornaroli and Câmara
Cadillac is undoubtedly a team that can interest Leonardo Fornaroli and Rafael Câmara, who are looking for a team to debut in Formula 1 in 2027. The Piacenza native can count on the support of McLaren, with Zak Brown and Andrea Stella enthusiastic about his feedback, the Brazilian is a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy and can therefore enjoy greater consideration among the Maranello-powered teams.
Read more New Audi RS6, will be hybrid and not just a wagon
Two drivers for one spot? Not necessarily. It also depends on what Haas decides to do after pressure from sponsor Toyota, which wants Ryo Hirakawa on track in the next championship. To date, the path to Cadillac seems easier for both Fornaroli and Câmara, also because Colton Herta is not convincing the American management.
Yes, but who can give up the spot for one of the youngsters? All clues point to Valtteri Bottas, who is performing worse than Sergio Perez. The Finnish driver’s performances could make Cadillac change its mind about the double experienced driver, an aspect that may have helped the team in its first steps in F1 but is certainly not future-proof.
Towriss’s words
At the press conference presenting the new team principal Marcin Budkowski, CEO Dan Towriss tried to quell rumors about Bottas’s future, succeeding only halfway: “We have two experienced drivers we are very satisfied with, who are stimulating the team, and we will continue to support them. I know there are some rumors about some young drivers, but they are unfounded and we are not focusing on this“.
Read more Ferrari: 15 more horsepower from the ADUO-2 in Monza, estimated gain of two tenths
“However, I would like to make a clarification: this is Formula 1. At the moment no changes are planned for 2027, but things can always change“. And Cadillac demonstrated this yesterday with the dismissal of former team principal Graeme Lowdon, the man who built the team from scratch in just one year.
Confirming Bottas’s more “precarious” status within Cadillac is Towriss himself, who praised Perez in a second statement: “Checo has been an asset to the team, I think it is important to have him on board. We will not be influenced by the rumors involving him, I am sure he will stay at Cadillac“. Also in this case, the market will dominate: logically, F1’s Cinderella wants to have an experienced and reliable driver on the team (and one who guarantees sponsors); but it is not certain that Perez wants to stay, and it is not excluded that the Mexican might want to pack his bags if a spot opens up at Williams.
Read more Steiner ready to return to F1: “I would do it if there was a project I liked”
