Revealed - What Wheatley asked Zak Brown via SMS amid Bortoleto's impressive race in Austria

Wheatley revealed to GPblog and others that he messaged McLaren's CEO Zak Brown asking him not to lap Bortoleto. At the time, Norris and Piastri were trailing the battling duo of Bortoleto and Alonso—who would have been shown blue flags.

Besides scoring points, Bortoleto was also named driver of the day. He expressed to GPblog among others his pride in this achievement: ‘’It's fantastic to become driver of the day. Moreover, these points are very important for the team and confidence.''

After eleven Grands Prix, the Brazilian driver finally scored his first career points in a historic day for Sauber, which celebrated a double points finish thanks also to an impressive ninth place by Nico Hulkenberg, who started from the back of the grid.