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<\/a><\/p>\nGabriel Bortoleto, Hungarian GP 2025
\u00a9 Sauber<\/p>\n
The 2024 Formula 2 champion started seventh and finished sixth at the Hungaroring – both career bests – while Hulkenberg qualified and finished 13th. It was the third time in the last four races that Bortoleto started inside the top ten.<\/p>\n
Veteran F1 journalist Roger Benoit noted on Sunday: Who would have thought a month ago that the 2024 Formula 2 champion would suddenly explode like this? For the third time in the last four races, Bortoleto started from the top ten – teammate Hulkenberg never did.<\/p>\n
He wrote in Blick: And each time, the Brazilian brought valuable points to Hinwil.<\/p>\n
Bortoleto is managed by Fernando Alonso’s A14 Management, and after the Hungarian GP, Alonso made his feelings clear: “He’s the best rookie of his generation. <\/p>\n
If he was English or something and finished sixth for Sauber, he’d be on the front page of all the papers.<\/p>\n
Both Bortoleto and Hulkenberg are already confirmed for Audi’s 2026 F1 team, but recent form seems to be tilting in the Brazilian’s favour.<\/p>\n
Despite a narrow deficit in season-long qualifying and race stats, Bortoleto has arguably emerged as Sauber’s sharper weapon in recent rounds.<\/p>\n
Even former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, who lives on a major farm in Brazil, weighed in from the paddock in Hungary, revealing his personal role in Bortoleto’s F1 entry.<\/p>\n
I’m glad we were able to help the Bortoleto family with their entry into Formula 1, said the 94-year-old. The boy is worth his weight in gold.<\/p>\n
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