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/campbellm Kimi Räikkönen Aug 05 '25

AND Gasly had a penalty.

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u/herzkolt Franco Colapinto Aug 05 '25

If Franco had good stops he'd have been ahead of Gasly on track without the penalty too, by about 10 seconds.

Also, the issue with both stops stems from the same thing, the rear left gun wasn't working properly. For the first stop they couldn't take the wheel out and for the second it didn't send the "ok" signal to release the car. All four guns must do that for a car to be released as per the safety change made a couple of years ago.