“He is the best beginner of this generation”

The Brazilian made his debut at the beginning of the season and started the hesitant campaign, but gradually entered the rhythm and, with the improvement of Saiber performance, became a real suitor at points. Bortoleto has entered the top 10 in three of the last four races, which helped to break away from the bottom of the standings.

His best race so far was in Hungary, on Sunday, when he finished sixth, immediately behind Alonso, who finished five. And, according to the Spanish, who is the mentor of Bortleto, the Brazilian is the best of the beginners in Formula 1 this year.

Bortoleto was one of the first acquisitions of Alonso – A14 management agency. Together with him, the agency also entered the Bulgarian pilot Nikola Tsolov, who is also among Alonso's protections.

Is the best beginner of this generation. If he were British or something that would have finished on six with Saurber, he would have been on the front page of all newspapers
– Fernando Alonso for Dazn

Ranking pilots Formula 1:

1. Oscar Piastri – 284 points
2. Lando Norris – 275
3. Max Verstappen – 187
4. George Russell – 172
5. Charles Leclerc – 151
6. Lewis Hamilton – 109
7. Kimi Antonelli – 64
8. Alexander Albon – 54
9. Nico Hulkenberg – 37
10. Esteban Ocon – 27
11. Fernando Alonso – 26
12. Isack Hadjar – 22
13. Lance Stroll – 20
14. Pierre Gasly – 20
15. Liam Lawson – 20
16. Carlos Sainz – 16
17. Gabriel Bortoleto – 14
18. Yuki Tsunoda – 10
19. Oliver Bearman – 8
20. Franco Colapinto – 0
21. Jack Doohan – 0