The Brazilian driver is currently leading the Formula 2 championship, with only two rounds remaining in the season.
His growth in recent years has been so impressive that it convinced Mattia Binotto, the team’s operations director, to bet on him for the future. But is he the right profile?
Speed, experience, and plenty of talent: the Audi that will be
To assess the competitiveness of the lineup, let’s start with Nico Hulkenberg, immediately addressing the heavy burden he has carried for many years: the zero podiums in his career.
However, this statistic does not do justice to the German, who has long been one of the most reliable drivers on the grid.
His experience in F1 will be a big help to Gabriel Bortoleto, who has the potential to make a big name for himself in the future.
Moreover, if he were to win the Formula 2 title at the end of the year, he would join a rather exclusive list of drivers who have won both F3 and F2 titles in consecutive seasons.
So far, the only ones to have achieved this feat are Charles Leclerc, George Russell, and Oscar Piastri — and we’re not talking about just any talents.
In short, Sauber’s decision — clearly made with an eye on 2026, when the team will have high ambitions under the Audi name — has every chance of being a winning one.
Now, we just have to wait and see how it plays out on track, but one thing is certain: the German brand is entering the top class with aggressive intentions, and its drivers embody those intentions perfectly.
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