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Valtteri Bottas Escapes Grid Penalty Ahead of Australian GP

3/5/2026

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Valtteri Bottas will not serve a five-place grid penalty at the Australian Grand Prix after an update to Formula 1 rules.
The penalty originated from the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for a collision with Sergio Pérez, his new Cadillac teammate, and would have delayed Bottas's return.
A change to Article B2.5.4 allows unserved penalties from past twelve months to be removed, which Bottas welcomed as optimism about Cadillac's debut.

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Valtteri Bottas will not serve a five-place grid penalty at the Australian Grand Prix after an update to Formula 1 rules.
The penalty originated from the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for a collision with Sergio Pérez, his new Cadillac teammate, and would have delayed Bottas's return.
A change to Article B2.5.4 allows unserved penalties from past twelve months to be removed, which Bottas welcomed as optimism about Cadillac's debut.