Friday\u2019s fast-paced F1 news includes the FIA vowing to help Red Bull with the sale of the WRC commercial rights as Valtteri Bottas enters a cycling race ahead of his expected F1 2026 comeback with Cadillac.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s fly through the day\u2019s main F1 headlines at the speed of light\u2026<\/p>\n
FIA to \u2018work with\u2019 Red Bull over WRC commercial rights sale<\/p>\n
The FIA has announced that it is to open a tender process to find a new commercial rights holder for the World Rally Championship (WRC).<\/p>\n
And F1\u2019s governing body has vowed to \u201cwork with\u201d current rights holders Red Bull and KW25, along with banking giant JP Morgan, in the search for a buyer.<\/p>\n
PlanetF1.com understands that F1 commercial rights holder Liberty Media is not among the parties interested in acquiring the WRC rights.<\/p>\n
Read more:\u00a0FIA to \u2018work with\u2019 Red Bull over $550million sale amid major WRC announcement<\/a><\/p>\n Valtteri Bottas to enter cycling race after striking Cadillac F1 2026 agreement<\/p>\n Mercedes reserve driver Valtteri Bottas is to compete in this weekend\u2019s Monsterrando cycling race, it has been confirmed.<\/p>\n It comes after PlanetF1.com reported that Bottas is closing in on a return to the Formula 1 grid with the new Cadillac team for the F1 2026 season.<\/p>\n PlanetF1.com revealed earlier this week that Bottas has reached an agreement to join Cadillac. He is expected to become Sergio Perez\u2019s team-mate in F1 2026.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0Valtteri Bottas confirms next step after Cadillac F1 agreement reached<\/a><\/p>\n FIA issues strongly worded statement after media report involving Alex Wurz<\/p>\n The FIA has issued a strongly worded statement addressing assertions made by an F1 publication regarding the future path for karting.<\/p>\n The governing body has responded following an alleged interview published by Dutch website GPBlog with Grand Prix Drivers\u2019 Association chairman Alex Wurz.<\/p>\n Wurz, the former Benetton, McLaren and Williams F1 driver, was appointed chairman of the GPDA in 2014.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0FIA issues stern statement following media report involving GPDA chairman<\/a><\/p>\n Caterham name to return to F1?<\/p>\n More than a decade on from the team\u2019s demise, the Caterham name is being lined up for a potential return to the F1 grid.<\/p>\n That effort comes from investment entity SKM Capital, spearheaded by 24-year-old Kuwaiti investor Saad Kassis-Mohamed.<\/p>\n The plan is to launch a new squad, SKM Racing, which would revive the Caterham name in F1.<\/p>\n