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2026 F1 Mexico City Grand Prix

Two F1 drivers set for Mexico City Grand Prix grid penalties

Valtteri Bottas and Gabriel Bortoleto will drop down the order for Sunday's race.

Bottas Bortoleto
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Valtteri Bottas and Gabriel Bortoleto face grid penalties for Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix.

In what has been a difficult season for former Mercedes driver Bottas with new F1 team Cadillac, the Finn has been handed a new power unit for the race at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.

Bottas faces a 50-place grid penalty for taking on a new internal combustion engine, turbocharger, MGU-K, energy store, and control electronics.

It means Bottas is guaranteed to start at the back of the 22-car grid.

Bortoleto's Audi, meanwhile, has been fitted with a new control electronics unit, his sixth of the campaign, with only three per season, so incurring a five-place penalty post-qualifying on Saturday. 

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RESULTS 2026 F1 Mexico City Grand Prix - Free Practice 1