Source:REUTERS/Edgar Su
[Saba Sports News] Swiss media outlet Blick reported that Brazilian driver Gabriel Bortoleto will not join Sauber F1 Team because Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas has extended his contract with the team. Between the first and second practice sessions of the Singapore Grand Prix, a team principal mentioned in a conversation with a Blick reporter that Bottas has signed another one-year contract. This informant had previously revealed to Blick back in 2022 that Audi was about to establish a partnership with Alfa Romeo; five months later, this news was confirmed. The article’s author is veteran F1 journalist Roger Benoit from Switzerland, who had previously advised Alfa Romeo not to renew Bottas’s contract. In this article, Benoit sarcastically noted that while other teams are signing young drivers, Alfa Romeo seems to be preparing a retirement home by fielding a duo of Hulkenberg and Bottas whose combined age exceeds 73 for next year’s races. Additionally, Benoit revealed that personnel from Williams Racing will visit Hinwil, Switzerland next week to meet with Alfa Romeo’s management regarding young driver Franco Colapinto’s interest in joining the team.