7 days ago

Valtteri Bottas Still Owes Grid Drop Despite FIA Rule Change

Bottas must serve a five-place penalty from Abu Dhabi 2024 with Sauber on his Cadillac F1 return in 2026. Though new FIA rules time-limit grid drops to 12 months, sanctions imposed under old regulations remain valid. “The penalty will stand,” the FIA told The Race. Jenson Button and Robert Shwartzman also still carry unresolved grid penalties on record.