Bottas ahead of 2026 Australian GP at Bahrain Circuit for F1 testing
Photo Credit: Cadillac F1 Team

Why the FIA waived Valtteri Bottas’s F1 grid penalty ahead of 2026 Australian GP

Valtteri Bottas signed with the F1 team Cadillac for the 2026 season, after a one-year break from F1. The FIA waived the penalty originally given to now Cadillac driver Valtteri Bottas at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, a decision that even came up during pre-season testing in Bahrain. This penalty was planned to be…

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