Gabriel Bortoleto to race for Sauber F1 in 2025 as Valtteri Bottas, Zhou Guanyu leave team

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Gabriel Bortoleto will become the fourth full-time rookie on the Formula One grid next season after completing Sauber's line-up for 2025. Sauber announced on Wednesday that Bortoleto, 20, will race for the team alongside Nico Hulkenberg next season as its existing drivers, Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu, leave after three years. Bortoleto will become the first Brazilian to race full-time in F1 since Felipe Massa in 2017. The McLaren junior is the reigning Formula Three champion and currently leads the Formula Two standings in his rookie season with two rounds remaining. Over the São Paulo...

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