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Encouraging pace but no reward as Bottas battles balance issues and Pérez retires in Canada
F1TechnicalMay 25, 2026
Curated for Torqlytics readers — aggregated from trusted F1 publishers, not original reporting.
Cadillac gambled by starting both Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Pérez on Intermediate tyres, but with the track drying rapidly and no further rain arriving, the strategy backfired immediately.