Bottas crashes heavily at Mexico GP, triggering red flag

Valtteri Bottas suffered a brake failure on lap 44, breaking his front-left suspension and sending his Cadillac into the protective barrier at Turn 1; he was attended by rescuers and left the car with pain.

2 Nov 2026

Valtteri Bottas was involved in a heavy crash during the Formula 1 Mexico GP on Sunday, causing the race to be red-flagged on lap 44.

The Cadillac driver lost control after a failure in the car's brake system, which led to the front-left suspension breaking. Bottas tried to regain control of the car but could not, and at high speed it struck the protective barrier at the end of Turn 1 in a strong impact.

Bottas remained inside the car for some moments, raising concern. He was attended by rescue workers and was able to get out, complaining only of pain.

The race was interrupted for a short time so the protective barrier could be repaired before it was resumed.

Sources: CNN Brasil.