Cadillac driver Valtteri Bottas has revealed that he had his loaned Cadillac Escalade stolen from the Fort Lauderdale property he was staying in during the Miami Grand Prix weekend earlier this month.On Thursday, Bottas revealed on the ‘What’s Next?’ podcast he hosts with the photographer Paul Ripke, that the road car had been stolen ahead of the Miami sprint race, that was won by McLaren driver Lando Norris. Bottas, a 10-time grand prix winner, finished 19th and last of the classified finishers.The theft left Bottas, 36, requiring alternative transport to complete the 20-mile journey to the track at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens and his paddock pass was stolen.“It was pretty wild,” Bottas said of the situation. “(I stayed) in a nice area — nice little neighborhood, low crime rates.“(I) got back Friday as normal. Drove our car to the driveway, had a quick dinner, early bed (time). Car keys are inside the house, car is locked.“I wake up Saturday morning. I was in the shower about 15 minutes before leaving for the track. And then Paul Harris (who assists Bottas across F1 weekends), who also stayed in the AirBnB in the room next door, is calling me.Bottas said Harris then informed him the car had been stolen, despite the keys still being inside the AirBnB.“Obviously, I was going to be late (to) the track because we had to find another way of transport,” he continued. “But luckily they sent another Escalade. It took us to the track, and then I was like, ‘Oh, my paddock pass was in the car.’ I didn’t have a paddock pass.”
Valtteri Bottas reveals he had Cadillac Escalade and F1 paddock pass stolen during Miami GP weekend
The 36-year-old confirmed that the road car had later been found abandoned.






