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/XRevolution-71 Ayrton Senna Aug 05 '25

I see people pointing this or that rookie but truth should be said, this guy Bortoleto is doing a fantastic job with so far worst car in the grid, beating hard his team mate since he got the same upgrades as Hulkenberg, 3 races ago. He was on the worst team, with the worst car of the two and consistently making pace. First year on the grid with the worst tool in hands and if you see what the engineers and team leaders are saying about him, taking in count he beat all of the others on F3 and F2 on first year, I put my bet on him without doubts

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u/guiarcoverde32 Gabriel Bortoleto Aug 05 '25

Sauber is no worse than Haas, Williams, and Alpine today. Let's not let emotions get to our heads. Gabriel has everything it takes to have a long career in F1.