The newly reported Cadillac F1 driver, Valtteri Bottas, is set to serve a grid penalty during his first race back.

While Bottas has not been officially confirmed as a Cadillac driver, several reports have claimed that he will be announced soon.

Bottas is expected to join Sergio Perez, giving the team an experienced pairing.

In his last race with Sauber last season, Bottas collided with Haas' Kevin Magnussen at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

The FIA awarded Bottas a five-place grid penalty for the next race that he takes part in.

Sauber moved on from Bottas and then-teammate Zhou Ghanyu, leaving him on the sidelines for the current season.

He landed on his feet with a reserve driver seat at Mercedes, though he has been relegated to sponsorship activities and testing rather than taking part

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