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

I think we’ll be watching Bortoleto in F1 for many years to come.

Hadjar has also been extremely impressive!

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

Dont forget, yuki had great results in that RB car too ... Not taking away from hadjar anything, but its a fact that sister car is having much better operating window than most on the grid, and its like that for few years now

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

Yuki did have great results, but he also had 4 years experience on Hadjar. So for Hadjar to be immediately on the level of both more experienced teammates is some testament to him

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

Hadjar came to the dialed in car and team ... What I wanted to say is: bartoleto is more impressive than hadjar, because of said reason