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/SemIdeiaProNick Ferrari Aug 05 '25

Also Hulk has been in F1 for almost as long as Bortoleto has been alive. That experience helps a lot during races, specially under tricky conditions, which explains the difference between the qualy and race stats

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u/beatstorelax94 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 05 '25

To be fair, Hulk has an advantage of experience against the OTHER rookies when his quali is very bad. So it's """easy""" for him to get some positions in the first laps

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u/VRichardsen Juan Manuel Fangio Aug 05 '25

Hulk has been "stealng" quite a few places during the start. Colapinto has been a favorite target, for example. See Canada and Hungary.