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Audi Slapped With $5,600 Fine for ‘Cover Up’ Hours After Another Infringement That Cost Them $8,400

Audi received two FIA fines during Friday’s practice sessions at the 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix. The German team first faced a €7,500 ($8,400) penalty…

By Rohit Gupta · F1 Chronicle

Published: Saturday, 31 October 2026 at 7:43 PM

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Audi was fined €5,000 for using covers to hide car components during Mexico City Grand Prix practice.
The team accumulated €12,500 in total fines Friday following an earlier €7,500 penalty for an unsafe release.
Stewards rejected Audi's explanation regarding split garages, citing regulations prohibiting obstructions over car parts.

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Audi received a €5,000 ($5,600) fine during Friday practice at the Mexico City Grand Prix for covering parts of Gabriel Bortoleto's car. Stewards penalized the team under Article B3.3.1 after personnel used a soft cover to obscure battery pack work and transported the car's floor under a large sheet through the pit lane.

The penalty followed an earlier €7,500 fine in FP1 for an unsafe release involving rookie Freddie Slater, bringing Audi's Friday fines to €12,500. Neither penalty carries a grid drop for Bortoleto or Nico Hülkenberg, leaving both drivers eligible to compete unchanged.

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Audi Slapped With $5,600 Fine for ‘Cover Up’ Hours After Another Infringement That Cost Them $8,400

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