Saturday\u2019s fast-paced F1 news includes former Red Bull and McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo making an \u201cimportant announcement\u201d after confirming his retirement from motorsport.<\/p>\n
With PlanetF1.com revealing the identities of Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez\u2019s new race engineers at Cadillac F1, here\u2019s today\u2019s roundup\u2026<\/p>\n
Daniel Ricciardo launches new initiative for young drivers<\/p>\n
Former Red Bull and McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has launched a new initiative to support up-and-coming drivers with their rise through the racing ranks.<\/p>\n
Ricciardo is to help choose two young drivers from the Daniel Ricciardo Series for a Ginetta Junior Scholarship next year.<\/p>\n
The winner will be rewarded with a fully funded drive in the Ginetta Junior series \u2013 a category in which newly crowned F1 2025 world champion Lando Norris came to prominence in 2014 \u2013 for 2027.<\/p>\n
Read more:\u00a0Daniel Ricciardo makes \u2018important announcement\u2019 as new junior initiative launched<\/a><\/p>\n Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez get Cadillac F1 race engineers for F1 2026<\/p>\n Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez\u2019s new Cadillac race engineers for the F1 2026 season have been decided, PlanetF1.com can reveal.<\/p>\n Former Aston Martin performance engineer Carlo Pasetti will act as Perez\u2019s race engineer, with ex-Alpine man John Howard set to work alongside Bottas.<\/p>\n Howard previously served as Pierre Gasly\u2019s race engineer at Alpine.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0Major Cadillac F1 update as Valtteri Bottas, Sergio Perez race engineers confirmed<\/a><\/p>\n Ferrari considering new race engineer for Lewis Hamilton<\/p>\n Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has refused to rule out a change of race engineer for Lewis Hamilton ahead of the F1 2026 season, admitting the team is \u201cevaluating all options.\u201d<\/p>\n It comes after a number of awkward exchanges over team radio between Hamilton and current race engineer Riccardo Adami over the course of F1 2025.<\/p>\n Adami previously worked with Sebastian Vettel and Carlos Sainz.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0New Lewis Hamilton race engineer? Vasseur responds to key Adami question<\/a><\/p>\n Nico Rosberg explains F1 retirement decision<\/p>\n Nico Rosberg had revealed that he made the decision to retire from F1 before he claimed title glory at the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.<\/p>\n Next year will mark a decade since Rosberg announced his retirement just five days after being crowned F1 world champion.<\/p>\n The former Mercedes driver has revealed that he already knew on the \u201cstart\/finish line\u201d that Abu Dhabi 2016 would prove to be his last race if he won the title.<\/p>\n