LONDON : Formula One's newest driver looked forward on Wednesday to racing the oldest, with Sauber rookie Gabriel Bortoleto set to join his age-defying manager Fernando Alonso on the grid next season.
FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Sao Paulo Grand Prix - Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo, Brazil - November 2, 2024 McLaren's Gabriel Bortoleto before the sprint race REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File PhotoLONDON : Formula One's newest driver looked forward on Wednesday to racing the oldest, with Sauber rookie Gabriel Bortoleto set to join his age-defying manager Fernando Alonso on the grid next season.
Sauber boss Mattia Binotto was at Ferrari when Alonso raced for the Italian team between 2010-14 but said the Spaniard had stayed in the background when it came to talks about Bortoleto's future. Bortoleto was one of several candidates for the drive, a choice that ultimately was between him and Valtteri Bottas, who had agreed terms to stay on before Sauber decided to go for youth over experience.
"What he has achieved, what he is achieving, the way I think he is driving impressed me," he said of the Brazilian."But more than that is his capacity to develop, improve and progress through the season itself.
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