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Hill blasts ‘ridiculous’ FIA over Bottas’ penalty from the past
©Cadillac Phillip van Osten
18/01/2026 at 14:4318/01/2026 at 14:18 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. F1 world champion Damon Hill has called out one of Formula 1’s more absurd quirks — one that might ruin Valtteri Bottas’ long-awaited return to the grid in Melbourne next March. Hill branded the FIA’s insistence on enforcing a nearly 15-month-old grid penalty as “ridiculous,” and honestly, he’s not wrong. Bottas, 36, is making his full-time return with Cadillac, the shiny new American team bringing F1 back to 11 squads for the first time in a decade. It’s a feel-good story: a seasoned veteran, a fresh start, and a brand-new project. However, the Finn is being...
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