Sunday, January 5, 2025

F1 rookie Bortoleto wanting to comply with in footsteps of Leclerc, Russell and Piastri

Gabriel Bortoleto says the examples set by Charles Leclerc, George Russell and Oscar Piastri encourage him to consider he can obtain race victories and struggle for titles in Formulation 1.

By profitable the 2024 Formulation 2 championship the Brazilian joined Leclerc, Russell and Piastri as the one drivers to have received the Formulation 3/GP3 and F2 titles in back-to-back years as rookies. Whereas Piastri needed to wait a season in a reserve position, all 4 have been rewarded with F1 race seats and the trio that went earlier than Bortoleto — who will race for Stake Sauber in 2025 — have all received a number of races since stepping up.

“They’re all F1 race winners, so for me it’s a privilege to be round these names,” Bortoleto mentioned. “They’re drivers who I’ve at all times been impressed by, whenever you see them racing in junior collection they usually have been profitable all the pieces, dominating the championships as rookies, stunning F1 groups and getting their seats in F1, then rising up, profitable races in F1.

“That’s clearly one in all my targets, to signify my nation in F1 and to win races and hopefully championships in the future there. So it’s wonderful to be round these names and to be one of many few folks that have managed to do that achievement.”

Bortoleto’s signature was secured by Audi forward of its full-time entry in 2026, and brings a Brazilian driver completely onto the grid for the primary time since 2017, one thing the 20-year-old says is a particular feeling as he goals to provide his countrymen trigger for satisfaction.

“I’m super-proud of being Brazilian, as a result of nothing is simple for us. We come from a great distance from right here, we undergo numerous issues to attain success — particularly on this sport.

“It’s very costly for Brazil to have the ability to afford a driver to have the ability to race in Formulation 3 and Formulation 2 and to in the future be capable of go to Formulation 1. We’ve not been going via an excellent second the previous couple of years in Brazil; we try to get higher and higher, but it surely’s by no means straightforward.

“For me to have the ability to give them a bit little bit of happiness in these moments is wonderful, as a result of if I could be a part of their Sunday mornings once they get up they usually watch the TV they usually see a Brazilian driver representing them in Abu Dhabi, Qatar, throughout Europe as effectively, it’s a tremendous feeling for me and for them as effectively.”

 

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