Sergio Perez penalty strips Cadillac of first ever F1 point in Monaco
Sergio Perez went from P11 to P10 after crossing the line, but has now dropped down again.
There is late Monaco Grand Prix heartbreak for Cadillac, as what had been its first point in Formula 1 has now been stripped after a post-race penalty for Sergio Perez.
A 10-second time penalty came for being out of position at the restart after the red flag period, which in turn has dropped Perez out of the points.
Sergio Perez Cadillac Monaco GP penalty strips first F1 point
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Perez had been due to start 18th in Monte Carlo, but had already received an earlier penalty in the race after accidentally pulling into the grid slot vacated by Gabriel Bortoleto in front, with the Audi driver having started in the pit lane.
Having stayed in the race and made his way through the field after retirements and holding onto track position, a late penalty for Nico Hulkenberg, after contact with Carlos Sainz at the hairpin, had initially promoted Perez into the points places.
A post-race investigation was flagged before the Monaco Grand Prix ended, with Perez having been hit with a 10-second penalty which has now made him and Cadillac wait for the team’s first point since its entry at the beginning of 2026.
In a short verdict from the FIA stewards, it read: “Video evidence showed clearly that the front right wheel of Car 11 was outside the
starting box. The standard penalty is applied.”
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Conversely, this penalty promoted Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso into the points, which in turn became Aston Martin’s first point of the season.
The Silverstone-based team has struggled for form since the start of Formula 1’s new era, with Lance Stroll having been the first driver to suffer with the break-up of track surface in the final sector, understeer putting him into the barriers at Anthony Noghes before Charles Leclerc replicated his accident at the Safety Car restart.
Alonso had started 21st but early gains on the first lap, a series of retirements and strategy all put him within a chance of a point, with Aston Martin and Honda now off the mark for the season.
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