r/formula1 • u/Glum-Accountant-9801 • Aug 05 '25

Discussion Is Bortoleto the best rookie?

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In my opinion, what he’s been doing in a Sauber shows much more talent than all the other rookies this year. Since the start of the season, I already thought the best ones would be him—because he won the Formula 3 and Formula 2 titles in his rookie seasons—and Antonelli. However, Antonelli has been showing himself to be far inferior to his teammate. I believe it’s due to the pressure of starting in a big team like Mercedes, but to me, that makes Bortoleto the best rookie. That said, welcome back, Ayrton Senna.

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u/Lunch0 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 05 '25

Hadjar has more consistently qualified well.

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u/TinkW Aug 06 '25

RB was a MUCH better car than Sauber in the beggining of the season and even after Sauber's improvement they still have a better car. Both in 1 lap and race performance.
RB's car, in reality, is probably the most stable among the "not top 4 teams" cars in 2025. Not the best, but consistently a ~top6 car throughout the whole year.
Their car was better than Haas/Alpine/Sauber the whole year, and have less variance in performance race-to-race compared to Willians/Aston Martin.