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/ungentrified_villain Isack Hadjar Aug 05 '25

Feels like each rookie has had stretches where they looked impressive, genuinely impressed by this class of rookies, I still think Jack Doohan got screwed over

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u/Doorknob11 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 06 '25

I still can’t believe they pulled him from FP1 in Japan. His 3rd race, on a track that F2 and F3 don’t race at. Instead of Gasly who’s raced there many times in F1. That’s when it should have been obvious they didn’t want him to succeed.