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BREAKING: ZHOU GUANYU JOINS CADILLAC FOR 2026! THE NEWEST F1 TEAM’S LINEUP FINALIZED

Cadillac F1 makes it official! Zhou Guanyu joins as reserve driver for 2026, reuniting with Valtteri Bottas and Graeme Lowdon.

Breaking: Zhou Guanyu Joins Cadillac for 2026! The Newest F1 Team’s Lineup Finalized
Zhou Guanyu is the Smartest Choice for Cadillac

Cadillac just made it official: Zhou Guanyu will be their reserve driver for the 2026 Formula 1 season. It’s not a surprise—everyone saw this coming—but now it’s locked in. For Cadillac, the sport’s newest team, it’s another smart pickup as they get ready for their big debut.

Zhou’s move comes right after Ferrari announced he’d left their reserve driver lineup. So, that chapter closes fast, and a new one opens with Cadillac. For Zhou, who’s 26 now, it’s perfect timing. He stays right in the mix as Cadillac ramps up for its first season on the grid.

He’s not exactly walking into a room full of strangers, either. Zhou will team up again with Graeme Lowdon, Cadillac’s team principal and part of Zhou’s management. That familiar face should make things feel a bit like home, even in the middle of a brand-new project.

Last year, there were plenty of rumours that Zhou might snag a race seat. In the end, Cadillac chose proven winners: Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas. Bottas, by the way, was Zhou’s teammate at Sauber for three years. Still, Zhou’s excited about his new role and ready to make a difference behind the scenes.

“I’m delighted to join Cadillac as reserve driver ahead of their F1 debut,” Zhou said. He picked up 16 points during his three years in Formula 1—not a huge haul, but solid experience. “This is one of the biggest and most exciting new projects the sport’s seen. I’ve worked with both Graeme and Valtteri in the past, so joining the team feels like getting back together with family. I’ve got recent track experience, and I know how to help develop the car, so I’m confident I can add a lot of value to Cadillac as they get started.”

Cadillac’s support squad is stacked. Zhou joins test driver Colton Herta and simulator drivers Simon Pagenaud, Pietro Fittipaldi, and Charlie Eastwood. Herta’s got potential, but without a superlicense, he can’t race in F1 yet. That means if Perez or Bottas can’t race, Zhou is the ready backup.

Lowdon, for his part, stressed that picking Zhou wasn’t just an easy option. “We took our time. The process for selecting a reserve driver was just as careful as picking our main drivers,” Lowdon said. “We wanted someone with recent F1 experience, someone who works hard, and someone who gets how tough developing a car can be. Zhou ticks all those boxes. He’s going to be a real asset when we go racing in 2026.”

Zhou will get to work soon, with three preseason tests in Barcelona and Bahrain before the season opener in Melbourne in early March. He’ll have plenty of chances to settle in with the team and get up to speed.

For Cadillac, bringing in a driver like Zhou—experienced, motivated, and already connected to key team members—feels like another bold step as they get ready for their first season in Formula 1.

DEFENDING THE CROWN: MCLAREN ENTERS 2026 AS REIGNING CHAMPIONS WITH A TARGET ON THEIR BACK

McLaren is ready: Discover how Andrea Stella is preparing Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to defend their F1 titles in the MCL40.

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McLaren boss Andrea Stella says the team is all-in on making sure both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have everything they need to get the most out of the MCL40.

They're heading into the new season as defending champs in both F1 titles, thanks to Norris finally grabbing his first drivers’ championship. That puts a big target on McLaren’s back.

Even with all that, the team hasn’t been bragging about being top dog during pre-season. Still, Stella feels good about what they’ve seen in testing.

He points out, “We’re encouraged by how reliable the MCL40 is and how much we’ve learned every time we put it on track.”

He adds, “We checked off our testing goals, nailed down the car’s main functions, and proved its reliability. We got in plenty of long runs and worked through setups, aero tweaks, and tyre data, all the way to squeezing the most from the power unit.”

“Day by day, we’ve managed to squeeze out more performance, which is great to see. Now we know exactly what this car can do as we head into this new era of Formula 1.”

The cars handle a lot differently this year, mostly because of big changes to the power units.

As the team figures out how to get every last bit out of the engine, Stella says they’ll keep fine-tuning everything to give Lando and Oscar access to every ounce of pace.

He admits, “The new rules make the driver’s job tougher than ever, and we’re focused on giving Lando and Oscar what they need to get the most out of the car.”

“They’ll have more to juggle with managing the power unit, but we’re working closely with HPP to build better tools and a deeper understanding of engine control and performance. HPP’s done a solid job so far, and we’ll keep pushing together.”

LANDO NORRIS SINGLE: F1 CHAMPION CONFIRMS SPLIT FROM MAGUI CORCEIRO IN LEAKED VIDEO

F1 heartbreak: Analyse Lando Norris's split from Magui Corceiro, the "single man" leak, and their on-off relationship history.

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TikTok video captures Lando Norris confirming his breakup in Bahrain

Looks like Formula One world champion Lando Norris and his supermodel girlfriend, Magui Corceiro, have split up. The two started dating in 2023 and had a pretty on-and-off thing. She was right there with him when he won the title in Abu Dhabi – definitely an emotional night for both of them.

But now, it seems like it’s over. According to the Sun, a TikTok video caught Norris telling Carlos Sainz Jr that he’s “a single man". The audio’s not great, but you can hear Sainz asking if he and Magui are okay, and Lando just says, “No,” then adds that he’s single. This happened during pre-season testing in Bahrain while the drivers were getting their photos taken.

Magui, who’s also an actress from Portugal, used to date footballer Joao Felix before Lando. She and Norris broke up in 2024 and got back together, but it looks like they’ve called it quits again. People close to them say there’ve been signs for a while; things changed after Lando’s big championship win. The most obvious clue? Magui wasn’t at Lando’s big thank-you party in Bahrain, even though everyone else was there. Naturally, that got people talking.

Back in December, Magui broke down in tears after Norris won the world championship. She gave an interview to TV Guia, saying how happy they both were and how, in that moment, she forgot about the cameras. It all seemed pretty solid then.

Magui’s got a huge social following – around 800,000 fans on TikTok – and she’s done everything from acting in Portuguese dramas to modelling for brands like Intimissimi and Alo Yoga. She was even on Portugal’s Dancing with the Stars in 2020 and co-founded the eco swimwear brand Missus. She’s graced Vogue Portugal, too.

Norris himself talked about Magui in Vogue, saying they met a few years ago but only got together more recently. He called her “down to earth” and said he can just be himself around her. Apparently, he kept trying to get her into golf, but she hated it.

Neither of them has officially announced the breakup, but at this point, it looks like they’ve gone their separate ways.

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