Cadillac's Diffuser Upgrade Boosts Race Pace

0:00On March 28th, Cadillac made a statement at the Japanese Grand Prix qualifying, snagging 19th and 20th on the grid ahead of Aston Martin. Sergio Perez led the charge for the team with a solid lap, beating Fernando Alonzo by four tenths of a second, while Valtteri Bottas slotted in right behind his teammate. Perez dealt with energy deployment glitches all weekend, costing him three to five tenths per lap, plus a bump with Alex Alvin in practice that threw, off their rhythm. He called it a mess he run so far, but stayed upbeat about their race pace edge over Aston. Bottas pushed hard in his final lap, but overheated the tires a touch. No deployment drama for him though. He noted the car feels better than in China, with more set up flexibility, though they're still short on downforce compared to the midfield pack. The real bright spot is Cadillac's new diffuser upgrade on their Mac 26 chassis, adding crucial rear load and improving balance right out of. The gate, Bottas says the basics of solid, setting them up for real progress.

1:02With a five week break before Miami, the team has big upgrades in the works to chase the midfield and keep Aston at bay. Should make for some heated, battles ahead, stay locked in with F1 News today, AI powered updates. I'm Corey with the story.