Gabriel Bortoleto credits consistency and relentless hard work as the driving forces behind his meteoric rise to Formula 1.
Gabriel Bortoleto experienced an intense F2 season, ultimately emerging as champion despite being a rookie. As in F3, he takes pride in the intense work required to secure these back-to-back titles.
“It wasn’t easy. The team, my teammates, and I worked hard. With Trident in F3 and Invicta in F2, I can’t even count how many hours we spent in the simulator over these two years,” said Bortoleto.
“It’s no coincidence, and I believe this is the result of hard work from both myself and the teams. I was part of two teams with strong engineers and mechanics.”
“Everyone worked hard to achieve these results, and I think consistency was one of the greatest strengths during these F3 and F2 seasons. We were always able to be fast. Being consistent, scoring points regularly, and staying in the best battles helps a lot.”
His rise allowed him to recover from a disappointing start to the season: “We started the year in a tough position, not scoring many points. At Monza, I believe I was 38 points behind Hadjar, and that was when I made my only qualifying mistake of the year.”
“We scored points in the sprint, then won the Feature Race starting from last place. Looking back, I felt that was the turning point. After that, we went to Baku, and I took the championship lead.”
Bortoleto was more composed towards the end of the season, following the two-month break in the Formula 2 calendar. While he was still in contention for the title, which he ultimately won, his future was already secured.
“I think the break was beneficial for me. Negotiations had been concluded by the last two race weekends, and my announcement had already been made. But at Monza and Baku, we were still discussing, so those were moments when performance was crucial.”
“Mattia was very, very good. He knew we were fast and that we had the opportunity to do good work together. With the results I was achieving in F2, it was clear we were making progress, and the season had gone well. Race by race, I was improving as a driver, and we were doing better work as a team.”
“In Qatar and Abu Dhabi, there was less pressure after securing the contract, but the pressure to win remained—the pressure to secure the Formula 2 championship was always there.”
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From Rookie to Champion: Bortoleto’s Key to Success From Rookie to Champion: Bortoleto’s Key to Success
