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Gabriel Bortoleto · Belgian Grand Prix, Spa 2026 · official Audi team archive

Bortoleto gets five-place grid penalty; Bottas set for 22nd in Mexico

Archive photograph: Gabriel Bortoleto · Belgian Grand Prix, Spa 2026 · official Audi team archive · 2026-07-19Archive photo · 2026-07-19 · Audi Revolut F1 Team · Editorial use · Audi

Bortoleto will drop five places after another change to his control electronics units; Bottas is set to start 22nd after Cadillac replaced his full Ferrari engine.

GPBeat · Newsroom31 Oct 2026, 12:00 · 1 min

The FIA has announced grid penalties for Gabriel Bortoleto and Valtteri Bottas ahead of Sunday's Mexico Grand Prix: Bortoleto will lose five places, while Bottas is set to start 22nd. Bortoleto's control electronics units were changed again; Cadillac replaced the full Ferrari engine in Bottas's car.

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