Bortoleto: “When you start last you can’t do much”

Two races, two retirements A rather frustrating weekend for Audi in Miami, which after the last two GPs in China and Japan was unable to achieve a placing in the points with both of its drivers. Among these, the real nightmare weekend was that of Nico Hülkenberg, forced to prematurely end his Sprint race and the following one on Sunday, again due to technical problems. Weekend to forget So nothing to do for the German, who with a brief comment wanted to summarize his disappointment while waiting for the next Canadian GP, scheduled for 22 to 24 May: “Obviously this is not how we wanted to end the weekend. We had a technical problem and were forced to retire, which is frustrating because the goal is always to fight until the end. Overall, it was a challenging weekend. We will regroup, understand what happened and continue to work hard. Perseverance is fundamental: this effort will bear fruit and this is what we will focus on in the future.” Close to the points zone His teammate Gabriel Bortoleto is also not exempt from disappointments. Disqualified at the end of the Sprint for a technical irregularity, the Brazilian started from the penultimate place on the starting grid after other problems suffered in qualifying, in this case with the rear axle and with a fire starting. In the race, the 21-year-old was the protagonist of a good comeback, but ended up outside the points zone with a 12th place finish: “I think I had the pace to fight for points, but when you start last there’s not much you can do. I managed to move up the standings, there was some good pace and good moves, but I didn’t have enough time to overtake. Considering that I started last and finished in twelfth position, I think it was a solid result. I’m really proud of the team and the work they did to bring the car to the track yesterday, and we will continue like this.”

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News
2026-05-04 23:00:00