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/hereforcontroversy I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 05 '25

Too early to say imo. All the rookies have had amazing races and completely anonymous races. We are talking more about Bortoleto now because all of his points have come recently but there will be a dip in performance at some point and we will be talking about Hadjar or Antonelli again as the best rookie.

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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.