Gabriel Bortoleto previews Baku race after reaffirming result in Monza

Gabriel Portolito expects a strong weekend to Baku in the Grand Prix 2025 F1 AZERBAIGAN. The rising driver, who with some consistency in the last races, revealed that he was putting time in simulation.

Bortoleto was one of the best rising drivers for the current F1 season. Despite the pace of Sap, he scored his first points in Formula 1 in Austria with the completion of the P8 and the trend continued in the upcoming races. He did not score any points in Zandvourt, but managed to get the best 10 points during the Italian Grand Prix.

“I was relieved to return to the top ten in Monza: an additional confirmation of the quality of the work we put,” Gabriel Portolo said in the team’s statement.

However, Baku is the relatively new grass for Portolo. He revealed that he put hours in the simulation to know himself better with the difficult corners offered by the path; Moreover, he mentioned that he has enough confidence in the car.

“Baku is a completely different type of circle – I just raced here only last year, in different machines, and I was exercising in SIM in preparation for the weekend.”

He added:

“I am confident of our car and in the team: We all worked hard to continue the improvement. Our goal, as is always the case, is to collect everything from Friday on the right, and we remain consistent, and we hope that we will finish other points.”

Portolo’s performance has been supported by many prominent figures about Formula 1. The team also believes that it has a strong effect from his teammate, which helped him to more competitive growth.

The details of the coach, Sauber, how Nico Holkenburg has positively affected Gabriel Portolo

Nico Hulkenberg is one of the most experienced drivers on the current network. After pushing multiple teams during his F1 career, he carries experience and helped SAUBER to build a more competitive car.

Moreover, the team leader, Jonathan Whitley, claims that he had a positive impact on his teammate, Gabriel Portolo.

He spoke to the media, stating that drivers share an excellent partnership; Moreover, the nature of Portolo helped to learn those around him around him to absorb skills from his experienced colleague.

“You cannot make people make friends. I think they have created a relationship based on confidence from the beginning,” said Whitley.

“And Gabriel, as we saw, is more than open to trying to learn from everyone around him, trying to improve his performance, everything he can take on board. I think Niko is happy to try to help him.”

Sauber is currently sitting in the eighth place in the Benatin Championship with 55 points. While Hulkenberg has scored most of them, Gabriel Bortoleto also contributed 18 points in his bag.