Sergio P\u00e9rez will start the Dutch Grand Prix from the pit lane after Cadillac opted to break Parc Ferm\u00e9 rules to modify the suspension setup on his #11 entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The American squad endured a challenging qualifying session on Saturday, with both drivers occupying the final row of the grid. P\u00e9rez ended up 22nd and slowest overall, 0.641 seconds adrift of 20th-placed Oliver Bearman and nearly two-tenths behind teammate Valtteri Bottas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With little to lose from the back of the grid, Cadillac made changes to P\u00e9rez’s suspension setup overnight to seek improved race handling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pit-lane start adds to a troubled weekend for P\u00e9rez in Zandvoort. During Saturday morning’s Sprint race, a mechanical error occurred on the grid when mechanics dropped the car off the jack minutes before the formation lap, forcing him to start three laps behind the field from the pit lane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Formula 1 action continues at Zandvoort on Sunday for the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix. GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/a><\/strong> covers all track activities live from Zandvoort with reporter Leonid Kliuev. Follow all paddock updates on our news page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Why is Sergio P\u00e9rez starting the Dutch Grand Prix from the pit lane?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cadillac broke Parc Ferm\u00e9 conditions following qualifying to make setup adjustments to the suspension of P\u00e9rez’s car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Where did Sergio P\u00e9rez qualify for the Dutch Grand Prix?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n P\u00e9rez qualified 22nd and last during Saturday’s Q1 session at Zandvoort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. What happened to Sergio P\u00e9rez during Saturday’s Sprint race?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n P\u00e9rez started three laps down from the pit lane after Cadillac mechanics dropped his car off a hydraulic jack on the grid shortly before the formation lap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cadillac opted to alter the suspension configuration on Sergio P\u00e9rez’s car following a difficult qualifying session, forcing a pit-lane start in Zandvoort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020312306,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Sergio P\u00e9rez will start the Dutch Grand Prix from the pit lane","42wp_featured_image_credits":"Cadillac","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[77,265],"42wp_author":[31],"class_list":["post-1113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","tag-cadillac","tag-sergio-perez","42wp_author-bernardo-castro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1113"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1114,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1113\/revisions\/1114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020312306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1113"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=1113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Starting grid adjustments: Dutch Grand Prix 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Pos<\/th> Driver<\/th> Team<\/th> Engine<\/th> Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 21<\/strong><\/td> Valtteri Bottas<\/td> Cadillac<\/td> Ferrari<\/td> Promoted to P21<\/td><\/tr> PL<\/strong><\/td> Sergio P\u00e9rez<\/td> Cadillac<\/td> Ferrari<\/td> Pit Lane Start (Parc Ferm\u00e9 Suspension Change)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Session schedule: Dutch Grand Prix 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Session<\/th> Local time (CEST)<\/th> UTC<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Race<\/strong><\/td> Sunday, August 23 \u2013 15:00<\/td> 13:00<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Broadcast guide: Where to watch in the United States<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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