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Commons sense prevail: No grid drop for Bottas
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05/03/2026 at 11:1805/03/2026 at 11:09 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. For Cadillac’s Valtteri Bottas, the start of the 2026 season in Melbourne brings relief: a lingering grid penalty from the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix has been thrown out the window by the FIA. Bottas, who had been handed a five-place drop for contact with Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, now his Cadillac teammate, had faced uncertainty about whether he would need to serve it on his F1 return this weekend. While the sanction was initially confirmed by the governing body, a tweak to F1’s sporting regulations has cleared up the confusion, allowing Bottas to line up in the spot he...
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