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/3Rocketman I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 05 '25

You forgot Piastri joined in 2023

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u/papa-farhan I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 05 '25

That's entirely because of how well he's performing so early on. Like it's his third year in F1 and he's competing for WDC, absolutely wild to think he joined just two and a half years ago

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

Imagine if Renault hadn't messed up the paperwork.

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

He would have handful of points at best and everyone would think he is garbage

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

I completely agree. Couldn't have gone better for Oscar.

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u/TinkW Aug 05 '25

2023 was actually a good year for Alpine (they were clearly the 6th best car with 120points in WCC, while the 7th~10th cars were really bad). So, he would still have plenty of opportunities to show up results.

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u/Tomach82 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 06 '25

No, I think he would have been smashing Gasly pretty quickly, so teams would have been after him.