A filmmaker with a soft spot for Ronnie Peterson, Gilles Villeneuve, Mika Hakkinen and above all, Tazio Nuvolari and Ayrton Senna, is also a diehard Formula One fan since the age of 4 (mid-90's). An avid researcher of the past of Grand Prix Racing since before it was even named F1, and with a thirst for knowledge of the ins and outs of the actuality of the sport, as well as for the technical aspects that define it, is a member of GPblog since 2023, where he has put his love of racing to good use.
Gabriel Bortoleto lived an on-the-edge moment with 7-time world champion Lewis Hamilton at one of the scariest corners in the F1 calendar.
Eau Rouge is known by its trademark blindness as you come up over it. Nevertheless, as drivers push on their fast laps, to have a slow moving car on the racing line can be quite a put-hair-on-your-chest moment.
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Hamilton sparks Bortoleto's ire and a warning from Leclerc
As Bortoleto got ready for the brave climb a slow Hamilton crawled across Eau Rouge, to which the Brazilian reacted furiously.
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"What the **** is Hamilton doing?," the Sauber rookie said, before issuing a harsh complaint in the confronts of the 7-time world champion. "He's always in the middle of the track!"
Charles Leclerc dubbed the action as 'dangerous'
Bortoleto then ran wide to run-off on the right, as Hamilton's teammate Charles Leclerc, came past both labeling the event that had just transpired as "dangerous."
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