{"id":256700,"date":"2026-05-03T15:51:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T15:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/256700\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T15:51:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T15:51:33","slug":"valtteri-bottas-cadillac-felt-like-a-different-car-in-f1-miami-gp-qualifying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/256700\/","title":{"rendered":"Valtteri Bottas: Cadillac felt \u201clike a different car\u201d in F1 Miami GP qualifying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/valtteri-bottas\/13082\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Valtteri Bottas;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Valtteri Bottas&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Valtteri Bottas<\/a> was upbeat following qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix because his Cadillac felt \u201clike a different car\u201d compared with previous rounds\u00a0in the 2026 Formula 1 season.<\/p>\n<p>It has been a testing start to Cadillac\u2019s debut campaign, as it is one of two teams alongside Aston Martin yet to score a point with the season now on its fourth race weekend in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Cadillac has usually been between two to four seconds off the pace in Q1 this year, and although that continued into qualifying for Sunday\u2019s grand\u00a0prix, Bottas could see the potential.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after the American outfit brought nine different upgrades to its first home race, leading to Bottas qualifying 20th &#8211; 2.976s off the quickest Q1 time &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/f1\/news\/isack-hadjar-officially-disqualified-from-f1-miami-gp-qualifying\/10817731\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:though he will start 19th due to Isack Hadjar\u2019s disqualification;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;though he will start 19th due to Isack Hadjar\u2019s disqualification&quot;}\" class=\"link \">though he will start 19th due to Isack Hadjar\u2019s disqualification<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe could see that some things were not performing as they should in my car and now it was a lot better,\u201d said the Cadillac driver.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was like a different car so I was actually struggling a little bit with the balance because of that but in a positive way, because I gained some rear grip in this session. So hopefully that helps tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bottas is therefore confident that Cadillac has made progress despite still being up to two seconds off the Q2 pace.<\/p>\n<p>Valtteri Bottas, Cadillac Racing<img alt=\"Valtteri Bottas, Cadillac Racing\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8b5cae69bf0d85c6fb8edd1bd68b8da6.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Valtteri Bottas, Cadillac Racing<\/p>\n<p>When asked if the team has made a step forward, the veteran replied: \u201cYeah, I think so. Positions are still the same than before, but I think the gap is a bit closer to many other teams.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I think we&#8217;re getting there step by step but we&#8217;re still understanding, we still need to understand better many things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bottas qualified one spot and three tenths above team-mate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/sergio-perez\/9328\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sergio Perez;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sergio Perez&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sergio Perez<\/a>, who thinks Cadillac could have beaten Aston Martin &#8211; the gap was at least five tenths &#8211; had he produced a clean lap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe got a much better run yesterday than today,\u201d said Perez. \u201cWe did a lot of changes obviously today, which I think we probably took a step back and then qualifying for me was very messy, missing the second lap, which was my mistake pressing the wrong button.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the third lap I had a massive\u00a0overdelivery as I was braking into [Turn] 14 and I just went straight, so I lost that lap as well unfortunately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we could have been very close to Fernando [Alonso], if not ahead. But yeah, we certainly looked a lot more competitive yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additional reporting by Stuart Codling<\/p>\n<p>Photos from Miami GP &#8211; SaturdayAndrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes<img alt=\"Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bfe96473819da6130b87a82f1e5bf4dc.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes<\/p>\n<p>Kym Illman \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Aston Martin F1 Team Garage<img alt=\"Aston Martin F1 Team Garage\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ce732e653939788d8ef838099ac7006d.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Aston Martin F1 Team Garage<\/p>\n<p>Alastair Staley \/ LAT Images via Getty 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alt=\"Lance Stroll, Aston Martin Racing\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2bc4d6256d1a98df2f2bde44e9ba76ef.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lance Stroll, Aston Martin Racing<\/p>\n<p>Alastair Staley \/ LAT Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Esteban Ocon, Haas F1 Team<img alt=\"Esteban Ocon, Haas F1 Team\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"654\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b4d2f4c95fc5ccee1bb2fa13f68959c1.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Esteban Ocon, Haas F1 Team<\/p>\n<p>Guido De Bortoli \/ LAT Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Franco Colapinto, Alpine<img alt=\"Franco Colapinto, Alpine\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" 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