Valtteri Bottas Exposes Cadillac Weakness After Miami Pit Lane Penalty Nightmare

Valtteri Bottas exposes Cadillac weakness after Miami pit lane penalty nightmare

Valtteri Bottas has revealed his drive-through penalty in Miami was just one of those issues that befall a new team as it finesses its systems.

Valtteri Bottas Reveals Bizarre Cadillac Issue Behind Miami Grand Prix Penalty

A pitlane speeding penalty is usually driver error – a lapse of concentration. But Valtteri Bottas‘ drive-through at the Miami Grand Prix can be blamed on an interesting issue with his Cadillac steering wheel. The FIA stewards clocked Bottas at 89.5 km/h in the pit lane, 9.5 km/h over the 80 km/h limit. And with the FIA being black and white with this sort of stuff, it was a closed and shut case. The Finn later explained it was down to the tacti…

Cadillac’s teething troubles exposed after Bottas costly pitlane error

© XPB  Phillip van Osten 07/05/2026 at 12:1907/05/2026 at 12:19 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Valtteri Bottas has revealed that a frustrating drive-through penalty during the Miami Grand Prix was rooted in a surprisingly... More »