Gabriel Bortoleto “has been added to the group chat”, Sauber wrote on X as they confirmed the former McLaren junior driver as Nico Hulkenberg’s 2025 team-mate. Less than an hour after announcing both Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu would not continue with the team in F1 2025,

Gabriel Bortoleto will represent Brazil on the F1 grid in 2025 after signing to drive for Sauber becoming the country's first full-time F1 driver since 2017.

McLaren junior Gabriel Bortoleto has secured the sole-remaining seat at Sauber to complete the team's F1 line-up for 2025. Bortoleto, the reigning Formula 3 champion and Formula 2 points leader, has been chosen to replace the outgoing Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu,