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Audi contender Bortoleto gets first F1 test

Sep.9 Gabriel Bortoleto, a named contender to complete Audi-owned Sauber's 2025 driver lineup, got his Formula 1 career up and running last week. 'No decision has been made yet,' boss Mattia Binotto said at Monza, 'but it won't take too long.' The Italian admitted that Audi is undecided about signing a young driver like Bortoleto or Theo Pourchaire, or whether to stick with experience, such as incumbent Valtteri Bottas. 'We are working on a long-term project,' said Binotto, 'but now we have to decide what is the best choice in the short term.' If Audi does target Bortoleto, a 19-year-old Brazilian and frontrunner in Formula 2 this year, McLaren would have to agree to release him. That's...
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