Brazilian driver Gabriel Bortoleto partners Nico Hulkenberg to complete Sauber's 2025 lineup. Valterri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu to part ways with the Zurich-based team.

Formula One will have a full-time Brazilian driver for the first time since 2017 after Sauber announced 20-year-old Gabriel Bortoleto on Wednesday to complete the future Audi team's line-up for 2025 and 2026.

Sauber has announced the arrival of Gabriel Bortoleto as a driver for the 2025 season. The 20-year-old Brazilian, current leader of the F2 championship, will partner with German Nico Hulkenberg

Gabriel Bortoleto will become the fourth full-time rookie on the Formula One grid next season after completing Sauber’s line-up for 2025. Sauber announced on Wednesday that Bortoleto, 20, will race for the team alongside Nico Hulkenberg next season as its existing drivers,

Signing Bortoleto, who leads the Formula 2 standings with two rounds to go, gives Sauber a blend of youth and experience alongside the 37-year-old Hülkenberg. German automaker Audi is taking over Sauber, which will be rebranded as the Audi works team for 2026.

Formula 1 will have a full-time Brazilian driver for the first time since 2017 after Sauber announced F2 leader Gabriel Bortoleto will join the team.

With Sauber confirming F2 driver Gabriel Bortoleto for 2025 and beyond, current Sauber driver Valtteri Bottas may explore a reserve driver role at Mercedes for