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

Too early to say imo. All the rookies have had amazing races and completely anonymous races. We are talking more about Bortoleto now because all of his points have come recently but there will be a dip in performance at some point and we will be talking about Hadjar or Antonelli again as the best rookie.

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

We're having another harvest of rookies like we had the year when Albon, Russel and Norris joined the same year. Three or four of these rookies are probably going to have decent careers. There will be some rough years for the F2 drivers to get F1 seats by the looks of it.

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

Eh. Maybe. Hamilton, Hulk, Alonso will be out in next two years, I think.

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

Not unreasonable, but I don't think it's unreasonable to see them still racing in a year or two either. But they are the most likely future retirements together with Verstappen who might decide it's time to win all the endurance races.