Overview
- Valtteri Bottas finished 13th and Sergio Pérez 15th in Shanghai, marking Cadillac’s first double finish in only its second Grand Prix.
- Pérez accepted full responsibility for a Turn 3 clash with Bottas at the start after attempting an inside move that caused his spin.
- Bottas reported left-side floor damage from the contact, while Pérez said energy deployment and battery losses cost him significant time in later stints.
- High attrition shaped the order, with three retirements including Fernando Alonso and four cars failing to start due to pre-race mechanical problems.
- Team principal Graeme Lowdon praised reliability gains and a step in pace, calling the weekend a platform to build on ahead of the next round in Japan.