{"id":377215,"date":"2025-12-29T01:55:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T01:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/377215\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T01:55:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T01:55:15","slug":"ive-achieved-a-lot-this-year-gabriel-bortoleto-on-his-rookie-season-staying-humble-and-his-excitement-for-audi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/377215\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I&#8217;ve achieved a lot this year\u2019 \u2013 Gabriel Bortoleto on his rookie season, staying humble and his excitement for Audi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">When Gabriel Bortoleto relaxed back into his chair on the terrace of the Sauber hospitality unit in the lazing sunshine in Abu Dhabi to ponder his first season in Formula 1, the Brazilian looked very content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">It&#8217;s true that he was outscored quite convincingly by his team mate <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoibmljb19odWxrZW5iZXJnX2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi9kcml2ZXJzL25pY28taHVsa2VuYmVyZyIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/nico-hulkenberg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nico Hulkenberg<\/a> 51 points to 19, but it&#8217;s also true that Hulkenberg is 17 years his senior with experience from 250 Grands Prix. <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiYm9ydG9sZXRvX2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi9kcml2ZXJzL2dhYnJpZWwtYm9ydG9sZXRvIiwicGF0aFR5cGUiOiJpbnRlcm5hbCJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/gabriel-bortoleto\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bortoleto<\/a> has just 24 races, wracked up this year alone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">So, it&#8217;s actually pretty impressive that the 21-year-old came out on top <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiaW5fdGhlX3F1YWxpZnlpbmdfaGVhZC10by1oZWFkX2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi9sYXRlc3QvYXJ0aWNsZS9lbmQtb2YteWVhci1yZXBvcnQta2ljay1zYXViZXJzLWJlc3QtYW5kLXdvcnN0LW1vbWVudHMtZnJvbS0yMDI1LWFuZC1kcml2ZXIuZXZha0lpMFdRSmlNN054azIwT2xhIiwicGF0aFR5cGUiOiJpbnRlcm5hbCJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/end-of-year-report-kick-saubers-best-and-worst-moments-from-2025-and-driver.evakIi0WQJiM7Nxk20Ola\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in the Qualifying head-to-head<\/a>, showing he has impressive one-lap pace relative to a team mate that has become renowned as a very good qualifier who can deliver under pressure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When Gabriel Bortoleto relaxed back into his chair on the terrace of the Sauber hospitality unit in 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