Brazilian driver Gabriel Borteleto claimed the 2024 championship on the season finale in after title rival dramatically stalled in the beginning.
Whereas Bortoleto cruised into the lead at lights out from second on the grid, French driver Hadjar (beginning in third) did not get off the mark.
Hadjar, who’s in rivalry for an F1 seat at ’s sister workforce RB in 2025, was wheeled again into the pits however did handle to get going once more. Nevertheless, he was two laps down within the 33-lap characteristic race.
Bortoleto, 20, finally completed in second place, whereas Hadjar completed a lap down. Bortoleto turns into the primary driver since Oscar Piastri to win F3 and F2 back-to-back.
“Yeah I stalled, I would like a proof, man,” Hadjar mentioned in the beginning. “I can’t consider all this tough work for that. The worst second of my life, proper now.”
His engineer replied: “Yeah I think about, yeah. Identical for me.”
Bortoleto, who’s driving in F1 for Sauber subsequent 12 months, led by 4.5 factors going into the ultimate race of the season and acquired off to a dream begin.
Nevertheless, after the primary spherical of pit-stops, he dropped all the way down to P10 and complained that he was struggling along with his brakes.
At this stage, his Invicta Racing had been making him conscious that every one he successfully needed to do to win the title was end the race, or not less than end within the top-10.
But Bortoleto did make some strikes and in the long run completed solely two seconds behind race winner Joshua Durksen.
“Let’s go, thanks for this season man, it was superb,” Bortoleto mentioned on workforce radio, after the chequered flag.
He added in his post-race interview: “Greatest feeling on the earth, a lot adrenaline. Everyone seems to be right here to help me. I’m not considering now, I’m on one other planet.
“I didn’t know if Isack was in and out, I used to be so centered on the win.
“I couldn’t ask for extra. I achieved all the pieces I wished to, now I’ve a seat for subsequent 12 months. It’s one of the best feeling ever, I’m tremendous proud.”
Bortoleto will drive alongside Nico Hulkenberg at Sauber subsequent 12 months – the primary Brazilian driver on the F1 grid since Felipe Massa in 2017.
Hadjar can also be in rivalry for a promotion to F1. Ought to Liam Lawson or Yuki Tsunoda (as is anticipated), Hadjar is the apparent candidate to hitch RB.
