Pierre Gasly says Gabriel Bortoleto’s five-place grid penalty for the F1 Qatar GP is fair, calling the Las Vegas first-lap collision a “big misjudgment” that impacted multiple drivers.
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Gasly: Bortoleto’s five-place grid penalty not “too harsh” ahead of F1 Qatar GP

As the final Sprint weekend of 2025 approaches at the F1 Qatar GP, Alpine driver Pierre Gasly shares his thoughts on Sauber driver Gabriel Bortoleto’s five-place grid penalty for the event. Bortoleto received the penalty in Las Vegas after colliding with Lance Stroll on Lap 1 — the rookie went down the inside of several…

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2024 F2 Qatar Grand Prix rewind, Paul Aron dominates, taking his maiden F2 win
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Formula 2 Rewind: Paul Aron dominates the 2024 Qatar Round

Qatar comes after a two-month break from racing, marking the second F2 outing in Lusail after an intense 2024 round. The F2 Championship battle reached its pointy end in the penultimate round of 2024. The three-way battle between Paul Aron, Gabriel Bortoleto, and Isaac Hadjar was in full force. Free Practice and Qualifying Free Practice…

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Williams driver Alex Albon discusses radio issues and claims his penalty for colliding with Lewis Hamilton was undeserved after DNF at the F1 Las Vegas GP
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Alex Albon addresses radio issues and questions penalty after retirement from F1 Las Vegas GP

Williams F1 driver Alex Albon has opened up about the loss of radio transmission, the damages sustained, his start infringement, his collision with Lewis Hamilton, and the penalty he received following his retirement from the Las Vegas GP on Saturday. Wet weather hit the Las Vegas Strip Circuit, and Albon left the qualifying session in…

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Sauber Driver Gabriel Bortoleto during the F1 São Paulo GP weekend.
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Bortoleto reflects on lessons learned from tough F1 São Paulo GP weekend

Ahead of the Las Vegas GP, Sauber driver Gabriel Bortoleto reflected on one of “the toughest weekends” of the season after crashing twice during the F1 São Paulo GP weekend. Bortoleto experienced a tough weekend at home as the young Brazilian crashed in the sprint race, preventing him from partaking in Qualifying. Starting from P18…

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Stroll before Colapinto’s comments during the F1 São Paulo GP
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Stroll: Colapinto should “focus on scoring a point” following criticism after F1 São Paulo GP

Lance Stroll bites back at Franco Colapinto following the Spaniard’s comments after the F1 São Paulo GP. On that occasion the Aston Martin driver had slightly come into contact with fellow F1 driver Gabriel Bortoleto. Unfortunately, the rookie ended his day early spinning out of his home race at the start at Turn 10. An…

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Aston Martin Driver Fernando Alonso and Sauber F1 rookie Gabriel Bortoleto
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Fernando Alonso praises protégé Gabriel Bortoleto for “outstandingly good” debut F1 season

Fernando Alonso has praised his protégé, Sauber driver Gabriel Bortoleto, for his “outstandingly good” debut season in F1 during his print media session ahead of the Brazilian GP. Alonso has close ties to the Sauber rookie, as Bortoleto signed with the Spaniard’s driver management company, A14, in 2022 and has since been under the 2-time…

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