{"id":932317,"date":"2026-10-18T06:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T06:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/932317\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T06:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T06:52:10","slug":"emerson-fittipaldi-hails-brazils-new-generation-of-formula-1-drivers-to-carry-on-a-proud-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/932317\/","title":{"rendered":"Emerson Fittipaldi hails Brazil’s new generation of Formula 1 drivers to carry on a proud legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Double Formula 1 World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi has welcomed Rafael Camara’s arrival in the top flight with Haas F1 Team for 2027, while backing Gabriel Bortoleto to become a great Brazilian driver if given a competitive car.The 1972 and 1974 F1 World Champion<\/a> expressed his pride in Brazil’s motorsport heritage, recalling how he, his brother Wilson Fittipaldi and Carlos Pace helped ignite the country’s passion for Grand Prix racing.<\/p>\n

Mortorsport living legend Fittipaldi said: “It wasn’t just me; it was myself, my brother Wilson, and Carlos Pace. The three of us created a passion for Formula 1 in Brazil. Football is always huge in Brazil, but suddenly motorsport was too. I am very proud to see all the great Brazilian champions who followed. Nelson, Ayrton, Filipe Massa. <\/p>\n

“I am proud that we managed to open a door for others to follow,” added the Brazilian 79-year-old, who believes that pioneering generation established a foundation upon which Nelson Piquet, Ayrton Senna and subsequent Brazilian racers built their careers.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on Brazil’s enduring influence in F1, Fittipaldi recounted a joke about the tenacious ‘Boys from Brazil’ his arch rival Jackie Stewart would tell. Emmo also expressing delight at Camara’s graduation from Formula 2.<\/p>\n

Another BB… Bloody Brazilian!\"emerson<\/p>\n

Fittipaldi recalled: “Jackie Stewart used to joke, ‘Here\u2019s another BB \u2013 another bloody Brazilian!’ I am very happy to see Gabriel Bortoleto doing well. And Rafel Camara is coming too from F2. I thank God for the legacy we started. I am very happy. My son also has the dream to be in F1 and I think that dream can come true.”<\/p>\n

Ferrari-backed Camara, the 2025 Formula 3 Champion, currently leads the 2026 Formula 2 standings and has secured a multi-year agreement with Haas F1 Team<\/a>, strengthening Brazil’s representation in the sport.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Fittipaldi sees considerable promise in Bortoleto, particularly his performances against experienced Audi teammate Nico H\u00fclkenberg, whom he believes deserves greater recognition.<\/p>\n

Fittipaldi explained: “Gabriel Bortoleto has the potential for sure. He just needs a competitive car and team to have a chance to win. Nico H\u00fclkenberg is his teammate; Nico is an extremely fast, talented driver who is sometimes underestimated. Bortoleto is showing that he is right there with him.”<\/p>\n

For Fittipaldi, seeing another generation of Brazilians making their mark in Formula 1 is both a source of national pride and a continuation of his family’s racing legacy. (Source: Betway<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Double Formula 1 World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi has welcomed Rafael Camara’s arrival in the top flight with Haas…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":932318,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,63,49718,817,236469,813,816,7695,85],"class_list":["post-932317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-emerson-fittipaldi","tag-f1","tag-f1-drivers-news","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-gabriel-bortoleto","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/932317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=932317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/932317\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/932318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=932317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=932317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=932317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}