Gabriel Bortoleto endured a frustrating 2026 F1 São Paulo GP, finishing 16th at his home race after starting from the back. The Audi driver spun into the wall during a rain-hit Q1 and qualified last. A ten-place grid penalty for power unit changes added to his difficult weekend. Teammate Nico Hülkenberg took the final point…
Gabriel Bortoleto has reflected on his journey to becoming F2 Champion as the series celebrates its 10th season. The Brazilian sealed the 2024 title with Invicta Racing at the final round. It came a year after his F3 triumph. He now races for Audi in F1 and spoke to F2 about his time in the…
The Audi F1 team’s Racing Director, Allan McNish, reflected on Gabriel Bortoleto’s crash in qualifying and his mindset following the Brazilian’s underwhelming sixteenth-place finish at the 2026 São Paulo GP on Sunday. The race weekend in Brazil hadn’t gone Bortoleto’s way last year. A crash on the final lap of the Sprint ruled him out…
Audi experienced a mixed opening day at the 2026 F1 São Paulo GP, as Gabriel Bortoleto delivered encouraging performances in both practice sessions while technical problems severely limited Freddie Slater and Nico Hülkenberg’s running. The German manufacturer showed promising pace at Interlagos, with Bortoleto finishing eighth in both FP1 and FP2. However, the team lost…
Audi driver Gabriel Bortoleto finished the 2026 F1 United States GP in P13 following a comeback drive from 21st on the grid. Having cleared Valtteri Bottas quickly, the Brazilian had a battle with Franco Colapinto into Turn 11, where the Argentinian driver ran him wide. Ultimately, the driver of car #5 would get that position….
Nico Hülkenberg and Audi Racing Director Allan McNish were left to lament a bad start for the German driver at the 2026 F1 United States GP as he finished 11th. It’s the tenth time this season an Audi has finished in that spot in a Grand Prix. Having qualified in P12, that became P11 at…
With the end of 2026 coming closer and closer, it is already time to look forward to 2027, when F2 champion-elect Rafa Câmara will join the F1 grid for Haas. Last year’s F3 champion currently leads the F2 championship by seven points over Nikola Tsolov, with two rounds left to go. So it is no…
While several special liveries were spotted on the track throughout the Barcelona shakedown week and pre-season testing in Bahrain, eleven F1 teams in 2026 will now introduce one-off designs during the 23-race season as well. F1 cars are built to leave an impression not only in the literal but also in the figurative sense. It’s…
Gabriel Bortoleto endured a disappointing end to his 2026 F1 Singapore GP weekend after a technical issue forced him to retire just seven laps into Sunday’s race at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. The Audi driver had already suffered a difficult Sprint on Saturday, which ended prematurely following an incident with Alex Albon and Valtteri…
Audi racing director Allan McNish highlighted Nico Hülkenberg’s racecraft and experience after the German delivered a strong performance at the 2026 F1 Singapore GP, holding off George Russell in the closing stages to help the team secure a valuable points haul. Hülkenberg enjoyed a very strong weekend in Singapore, finishing P7 in the chaotic Sprint…
