Audi given boost in Gabriel Bortoleto pursuit as McLaren ‘won’t hold him back’

Gabriel💯 Bortoleto path to joining Audi looks clearer after Zak Brown's recent comments.

Gabriel Bortoleto
Gabriel Bortoleto

McLaren CEO Zak Brown has seemingly given Audi the green light to sign Gabriel Bortoleto for the 2025 F1 season.

Audi are still undecided on which driver will partner 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg for next year.

In terms of their current options,168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Valtteri Bottas is keen𝔍 to remain with the team as he looks to prolong ꦺhis F1 career.

However, Audi might be tempted ♈to look to youth, rather than experience, particularly with th🌳e likes of Franco Colapinto and Oliver Bearman starring this season.

Williams boss James Vow🎶les has been open in the fact that he’d love to see Colapinto j💯oin Sauber for next year.

Bortoleto, wℱho sits top of the F2 standings currently, is part of the McLaren juni💙or programme.

Speaking in the FIA press conference on🌼 Friday, Brown was asked about Bortoleto’s prospects of making it into F1.

“Yeah, he🦄's a great racing driver,” Brown said. “Right now, our priority is to help them wi🍷n the Formula 2 championship.

“So that'⛦s what we're very much focused on. We don't have an open seat♕.

“We're very happy, obviously, with our t♔wo Grand Prix drivers, and we would never want to hold a racing driver back in Grand Prix. in his career.

“S🐻o we'll kind of sꦬee how things play out, but focused on winning the championship and focused on not holding him back if we can't provide him with an opportunity in Formula 1, which looks unlikely at this time.”

Audi CEO Mattia Binotto could turn to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mick Schumacher.

Schumache🐼r is reportedly on their sh♈ortlist as a possible option.

The German hasn’t raced in F1 since 2022 after being dropped by Haas.

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