In terms of points on the board – which convert into dollars in the coffers once Formula 1’s prize funds are dished out – Gabriel Bortoleto has yet to deliver on his considerable early promise. Only two other drivers – Jack Doohan and Franco Colapinto – are also on zero points and neither of them has driven the full season.
So it would be easy for a casual viewer to look at the 20 points accrued so far by Bortoleto’s team-mate Nico Hulkenberg and conclude that the German veteran was doing a better job. Bortoleto counts himself among the members of Hulkenberg’s fan club.
