Bottas handed 50-place grid penalty after Mexico City FP1 power-unit breaches

The FIA stewards imposed a 50-position grid penalty on Cadillac driver Valtteri Bottas for the next race in which he participates. Their decision identifies Car 77 as Bottas and records five power-unit elements used during Mexico City Grand Prix FP1.

The elements were the fifth internal-combustion engine (ICE) and fifth turbocharger (TC), plus the fourth energy store (ES), control electronics unit (PU-CE) and MGU-K. The stewards list breaches of Article B8.2.2, read with B8.2.3, and cite Article B8.2.8 as the basis for the penalty.

The decision gives no numbered starting position. It says that, if Car 77 is classified in qualifying, its race grid position will be allocated under Article B2.5.4b.iv.

The penalty is not a named starting slot: the decision makes race-grid allocation conditional on Car 77 being classified in qualifying.