Valtteri Bottas

Cadillac Formula 1 Team

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2023 Fantasy Outlook

In his first year with the Alfa Romeo squad Bottas captured 49 points and finished 10th in the standings. It was his first season without a podium finish since he joined the series in 2013, though. The Alfa Romeo squad was not able to develop their cars as much as some other contenders and Bottas lost ground in the championship positions as a result. His best results of the season came within the first nine races. Reliability also plagued him with five DNFs in the last 13 races compared to just one in those first nine. As a Formula One veteran with 10 career wins Bottas is certainly not a driver to sleep on in 2023, however. If the current pattern holds, he should be expected to get the most out of the car early in the year, but he and the team will need to continue getting more speed out of their 2023 car through the remainder of the season to finish higher in the standings than they did in 2022. Read Past Outlooks

Car No. 77 Cadillac-Ferrari

No Grid Penalty in Australia

Formula One

March 5, 2026

Cadillac's Bottas was hit with a five-place grid penalty in his final F1 race as a Kick Sauber driver at the end of 2024. However, it has been confirmed that the Finn will not have to serve that penalty in Australia, Formula1.com reports.

ANALYSIS
It was rumored that Bottas would have to serve a five-place grid penalty at Australia for an infraction he incurred in his last F1 race. He had collided with Kevin Magnussen at Abu Dhabi in 2024. However, the 12-month limitation to those penalties effectively wipes that out. Bottas will serve no grid penalty prior to the start of this weekend's Australian Grand Prix.