Motor racing-Bortoleto hopes he can struggle for factors for remainder of F1 season

The first Brazilian since Felipe Massa in 2017 to attain, the rookie lastly opened his account with a breakthrough eighth place in his eleventh race.

Teammate Nico Hulkenberg made it a double celebration by ending ninth from the again of the grid the German’s third race in a row within the factors.

Champion in Formula Two final yr, 20-year-old Bortoleto was chasing his supervisor, Aston Martin’s double world champion Fernando Alonso, all the way in which to the chequered flag at Spielberg on Sunday.

“It couldn’t be better to get my first points fighting with him. Unfortunately I didn’t manage to overtake him but it was very close,” he informed Sky Sports tv.

Alonso, who made his debut with uncompetitive Minardi on the age of 19 in 2001, knew how necessary it was for Bortoleto.

“He has been outstanding this season and for one reason or another Hulkenberg was always scoring the points on Sunday,” mentioned the Spaniard.

“He felt it was a little bit unfair sometimes that he cannot see his name with points already with the performance he was achieving. Happy for him that he has unlocked this situation now and he can have fun. Hopefully the first of many in the points.”

Bortoleto felt his season had adopted a well-known sample from junior sequence of gaining expertise earlier than making fast progress.

“In F3 I was dominating from the beginning but F2 I had a tough start to the season and I’ve been growing up a lot during the season and I managed to win,” he mentioned.

“And in F1 I believe I’m doing roughly the identical as in F2, rising by way of the season, studying a number of issues.

“Hopefully we can be fighting for what we have been fighting for today. I feel like if the team keeps doing the job they have been doing this weekend, we can achieve big things.”

Team boss Jonathan Wheatley mentioned earlier within the week that Bortoleto was gaining in confidence on a regular basis and the outcomes would come.

“What can I say? An outstanding performance all weekend,” he informed the driving force over workforce radio on the finish. “First points, well-deserved, amazing race and we were in the hunt. We’ve got a racing car.”

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