Sauber rookie Gabriel ꦯBortoleto has likened his first few races in Formula 1 to George Russell’s early years at Williams, stressing he needs to be “patient” about achieving better results.

Former McLaren junior 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Bortoleto has stepped up to F1 this year with Sauber, with the Brazilian signing a multi-year contract that will see him remain at the team through its transition into the⭕ factory Audi squad in 2026.

But with the C46 proving to be the slowest car o💙n the grid, the 20-year-old has found the going tough in F1, finishing no higher than 14th in the opening four rounds of 2025.

These results ar♐e in massive contrast to his form in junior formulae, having won back-to-back championships in F3 and F2 in the last two years on his way up to grand prix racing.

Asked how he is coping with his new reality in F1, having been so accustomed to fighting for podiums and victories on a regular basis in lower categories, Borto♐leto said he had mentally prepared himself for a tough season i💃n 2025.

He cited the example of current 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mercedes star Russell, who spent three years toiling at the tail end of the grid in Williams before fi𝕴nally getting a shot at Silver Arrows in 2022.

“If I'm not honest it's not easy,” he admitted. “You come from two championships where you used to be in this [press conference] room, but after the race because you won or you were on꧙ the podium. And now for us, it's already a mega job if you are into Q2 or fighting for Q3.

“But there is always going to be always someone paying this price at the beginning. If you see George Russellꦐ at the beginning of his Formula 1 career, I don't think he scored a point in his first season and now he is one of the best drivers on the grid and doing such a great job.

“I wouldn't say [he is] fighting for the championship right now but he is constantly 🔥on the podium or fighting for wins, so it's all about having patience.”

In 2024, Sauber appeared set to finish the year wi🅠thout any points, but a late update allowed Zhou Guanyu to snatch eighth position🐈 in the penultimate round in Qatar.

Bortoleto said it is important for him to wo🍷rk together with the team to develop its 2025 challenger, with the cꦿurrent package not quick enough to secure points in a dry-weather race.

Sauber’s only top 10 result of the year came so far in Australia, when 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg took advantage of changing conditions to finish in🔜 seven🦹th place.

“There is nothing much I can do right now, just learn, try to grow as a driver in these tough momen🎉ts and do a better job every race weekend and get better because I'm not fighting for points right now, that is the realistic situation for me and Nico,” he said.

“Nico did a very good job in Australia,🧸 in a messy race, and managed to score points but realistically in the last three-four rounds we haven't been there by pﷺure pace.

“All we need to do now is try to point the team in the right direction with the development of the car because we saw last year with Sauber a𝓡s well, they were last the whole year and [after] one upgrade or two upgrades they brought, they were back fighting for Q3.

“In this world, I've learned something, that everything can happen so we c🐟annot give up.”