[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  This is Formula X [@ThisIsFormu1a1](/creator/twitter/ThisIsFormu1a1) on x 6051 followers Created: 2025-07-21 15:41:48 UTC How Max Verstappen helped Gabriel Bortoleto on his road to F1: — Gabriel Bortoleto and Max Verstappen have developed a strong relationship, with Verstappen offering valuable advice and support. Before the Australian Grand Prix, Verstappen advised Bortoleto to start on intermediate tyres, a decision that proved successful. Speaking to media, Bortoleto expressed his admiration for Verstappen: “Max is an amazing guy. For me, together with Ayrton Senna, he's the best driver ever. I truly see Max as one of the best out there. I really admire the way he approaches racing, the understanding of racing that he has, his understanding of the car, and the patience he shows in everything he does. And I see him as an example of a driver I would like to become – in terms of his expertise in racing and everything.” “I started to talk more often with Max when I was at the beginning of my season in F3. We started playing a lot of video games together – and sim racing. We created a very nice relationship where he helps me a lot. He helped me on my way to Formula X with a lot of tips and advice, and a lot of talking to people in the F1 paddock as well, about me.” — Jonathan Wheatley, Sauber team principal, confirmed Verstappen's high regard for Bortoleto. Bortoleto revealed: “Jonathan always tells me Max rated me very highly to him before I came to Sauber/Audi. I know Max doesn't speak often about this, and he doesn't speak about it in the media, that he helped me by talking to people in Formula X about me. But he was willing to help me, because he saw I was doing good results.” — Their first meeting was in 2017, a moment captured in a viral photo. Bortoleto recalled: “That was the first time I met Max, yes. I was shaking. Because he had been part of the karting team I raced for, CRG, and the guys there spoke very highly of him. Max had just finished his second season in F1, and I'd heard so much about this young guy doing so well in Formula X. So I really wanted to meet him. And one time he came to a race and I asked for a photo.” #maxverstappen 🇳🇱 #gabrielbortoleto 🇧🇷 VIA: [motorsport]  XXX engagements  **Related Topics** [grand prix](/topic/grand-prix) [prix](/topic/prix) [australian grand](/topic/australian-grand) [australian grand prix](/topic/australian-grand-prix) [f1](/topic/f1) [gabriel](/topic/gabriel) [verstappen](/topic/verstappen) [max verstappen](/topic/max-verstappen) [Post Link](https://x.com/ThisIsFormu1a1/status/1947321115942285511)
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This is Formula X @ThisIsFormu1a1 on x 6051 followers
Created: 2025-07-21 15:41:48 UTC
How Max Verstappen helped Gabriel Bortoleto on his road to F1:
— Gabriel Bortoleto and Max Verstappen have developed a strong relationship, with Verstappen offering valuable advice and support. Before the Australian Grand Prix, Verstappen advised Bortoleto to start on intermediate tyres, a decision that proved successful. Speaking to media, Bortoleto expressed his admiration for Verstappen:
“Max is an amazing guy. For me, together with Ayrton Senna, he's the best driver ever. I truly see Max as one of the best out there. I really admire the way he approaches racing, the understanding of racing that he has, his understanding of the car, and the patience he shows in everything he does. And I see him as an example of a driver I would like to become – in terms of his expertise in racing and everything.”
“I started to talk more often with Max when I was at the beginning of my season in F3. We started playing a lot of video games together – and sim racing. We created a very nice relationship where he helps me a lot. He helped me on my way to Formula X with a lot of tips and advice, and a lot of talking to people in the F1 paddock as well, about me.”
— Jonathan Wheatley, Sauber team principal, confirmed Verstappen's high regard for Bortoleto. Bortoleto revealed:
“Jonathan always tells me Max rated me very highly to him before I came to Sauber/Audi. I know Max doesn't speak often about this, and he doesn't speak about it in the media, that he helped me by talking to people in Formula X about me. But he was willing to help me, because he saw I was doing good results.”
— Their first meeting was in 2017, a moment captured in a viral photo. Bortoleto recalled:
“That was the first time I met Max, yes. I was shaking. Because he had been part of the karting team I raced for, CRG, and the guys there spoke very highly of him. Max had just finished his second season in F1, and I'd heard so much about this young guy doing so well in Formula X. So I really wanted to meet him. And one time he came to a race and I asked for a photo.”
#maxverstappen 🇳🇱 #gabrielbortoleto 🇧🇷
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