There are still multiple Formula 1 seats up for grabs as teams prepare for the second half of the 24-race season.
There’s a feisty drivers’ championship battle to solve and 10 more events to go before the curtain is drawn on the current era.
The 2026 F1 regulations have been the talk of the paddock for years, and the introduction of a new team for next season means that there are now two more seats up for grabs than usual.
Cadillac are in the process of identifying who they want behind the wheel of their first Formula 1 car, with many names linked to the gig already.
However, Cadillac bosses are ‘moaning’ at suggestions that they had already signed ex-Red Bull driver Sergio Perez to a seat.
James Hinchcliffe has his fingers crossed that Perez gets a seat, but that would still leave one vacancy alongside him. The more experience in that cockpit, the more the team can learn early on.
Photo by GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty ImagesFelipe Drugovich is ‘still hoping’ for a ‘miracle’ to land 2026 F1 seat with Cadillac
Cadillac now see a ‘perfect’ F1 driver choice in Mick Schumacher, but he hasn’t been on the grid for nearly three years.
He has been racing in other categories, so he should be fresh, but only has two seasons of Formula 1 experience under his belt.
Schumacher is very confident of landing the second Cadillac seat but he’s going to face competition from others, who may have a few months to prove themselves yet.
Valtteri Bottas is another name who has been thrown around, and he’s a 10-time race winner with knowledge of a title-winning operation. Would he demand a wage too great for them?
According to RacingNews365, Aston Martin reserve driver Felipe Drugovich is still hoping for a ‘miracle’ to land one of Cadillac’s seats.
Current colleague Fernando Alonso called him ‘incredible’ according to RacingNews365 just a few weeks ago.
“He has an incredible talent, Formula 2 was a demonstration,” he said.
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What has Felipe Drugovich achieved outside of Formula 1?
Drugovich has been one of the more unlucky Formula 2 champions in recent years to have not received a full-time promotion to Formula 1.
He spent two races in Formula E last season, but also competed for Cadillac at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans.
He joined Aston Martin’s development team back in 2022 when it was newly formed, and was the first member signed to the programme.
Since then, he has completed various tests for them and has gathered plenty of experience behind the wheel of their cars.