Bottas will sit behind the wheel of a Ferrari in Adelaide.

      Finnish Cadillac driver Valtteri Bottas has already become something of an Australian. He often spends time on the Green Continent with his Australian girlfriend Tiffany Cromwell, owns property and takes part in local events.

      On March 1 Bottas will headline the Repco Adelaide 2026 motorsport festival, where he will give demonstration runs in a Ferrari 156/85. The event will take place a week before Bottas lines up for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne — Cadillac’s debut race in Formula 1.

      The Ferrari 156/85 recorded two wins in the 1985 season — Michele Alboreto won in Canada and Germany, and his teammate Stefan Johansson finished second twice, in Canada and Detroit. Johansson will also take part in the demonstration runs — behind the wheel of another Ferrari 156/85, chassis 28, so fans will get the rare chance to see both cars.

      In addition, in the morning Bottas will give a demonstration run in an Australian sports Holden HQ Monaro with a V8 engine, adding local colour to his appearances.