Bortoleto: I listen to my partner's opinion.

      As on the first day of testing, on Thursday, Formula 1 debutant Gabriel Bortoleto was faster than Nico Hulkenberg, his experienced Sauber teammate, and drove more laps than him (80 vs. 56). However, this was due to the fact that the weather was not good in the morning, and rain prevented work on the highway.

      Gabriel Bortoleto (15th): "I think Nico and I are on about the same level, because in the end our approaches to piloting are not so much different. Of course, there are some differences, but the advantage is that we are roughly equal in speed. The important point is that I listen to my partner's opinion, because he is an experienced professional and knows things that I don't know yet. But I'm learning gradually, and that's a good thing.

      Before the tests, we made changes to the steering wheel controls until the last moment, and I have to thank the electronics department of the team that created this steering wheel for me. From the outside, people can't see how hard work is going on at the Sauber base, but I am very grateful to the engineers for everything they do for me, because I constantly cause them trouble.

      You see, I ask them all the time.: "Can you change that? Please change that." But they all make it on time.

      Of course, I will still have difficulties in Formula 1, because it differs in many ways from the youth series, but I hope I will be able to minimize the problems and quickly gain speed."