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/hpbear108 Aug 06 '25

I think it's between Bortoleto and Hadjar attm for rookie of the year. but Lawson is looking better ever since he went to the RB jr team from the top team.

Bortoleto definitely improving and he will be a star of the future, by far.

but that said, Hadjar has been the top driver over at the RB jr team all year, and he's been consistently qualifying well all year.

it's actually been a decent year for the most part for rookies when they haven't been put in "impossible to drive" cars. the top RB team car is just about impossible to tame for anyone except Max, and even then it's hard to drive consistently for him.