Bortoleto: I'm ready for my first race in Austin

      Sauber driver Gabriel Bortoletto has done many laps around the Circuit of the Americas on the simulator and believes he is ready for the first round in Austin...

      Gabriel Bortoletto: "This is my first time here. This morning I walked the track to get my bearings. The configuration looks great, especially the high-speed first sector. The track is very bumpy. Let's see how our car performs. Usually such conditions don't suit us, but recently we've been experimenting a lot, trying different setups. I hope that helps.

      This is a new, challenging track for me, very technical. I prepared for a long time, spent many hours on the team's simulator and at home on my new personal simulator. I can't say how many hours I drove the virtual track. I did a lot of laps, maybe more than I'd have liked. But yes, that was enough. Now I can say that I'm ready for my first race in Austin. I did my homework, now I need to go out, adapt in one practice and prepare for sprint qualifying."