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Strong F1 rookie showings helped persuade Sauber to fast-track Bortoleto
Sauber was going to sign Gabriel Bortoleto for the Audi project in 2026 regardless of if he raced for the team in 2025, according to Mattia Binotto, but the team's COO and CTO says the timing was partly reinforced by the strong performance of Formula 1 rookies this year. Bortoleto (pictured above), who is currently leading the Formula 2 championship standings, was announced on Wednesday as joining Nico Hulkenberg at Stake next season, before the Sauber-run team becomes Audi the following year for the start of new regulations. Hulkenberg and the Brazilian rookie will replace the current pairing of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu, and while Binotto says the recent strong showings by the...
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