博尔托莱托预计将长期效力奥迪F1车队
加布里埃尔·博尔托莱托表示已与奥迪F1车队达成协议，预计将长期留在车队效力。
加布里埃尔·博托莱托预计将长期留在奥迪的F1车队
这位巴西二年级车手对这家德国制造商在F1的长期前景感到兴奋
加布里埃尔·博托莱托、奥迪F1车队、马蒂亚·比诺托、奥迪F1车队
加布里埃尔·博托莱托预计将长期留在奥迪，他表示自己与这支瑞士-德国合办的F1车队签有覆盖未来几个赛季的合同。
这位巴西车手于2025年加入车队，当时是索伯作为独立车队的最后一个赛季，他在新秀赛季拿到19分，而2026年赛季中，奥迪总共12分里有10分是他拿的。目前他在车手积分榜上排第14位，落后哈斯车队的奥利弗·贝尔曼8分。
他的比利时大奖赛可以说是本赛季到目前为止的高光时刻：在一条奥迪原本预期会很挣扎、因为其动力输出落后于其他一线制造商的赛道上，他排位赛拿到第九。得益于兰多·诺里斯的发车顺位处罚，他从第八位起步，守住了自己的位置，顶住了阿尔维德·林德布拉德在末段的追击，拿下4个积分。
随着奥迪正在适应作为F1厂商车队的生活，经历着一个类似学习期的赛季，博尔托莱托表示，他仍然对车队的长期目标抱有信心。在接受Motorsport.com巴西版采访时，这位圣保罗人说，未来几年他仍将留在车队。
“就我所能说的而言，因为这属于保密内容，这么说吧，合同里没有任何条款限制。我和奥迪有一份长期合同。我已经说过了：明年我会留在奥迪，而且不仅仅是明年，之后的几年也会留下，”博尔托莱托说。
“我们的意图——我从一开始就总是这么说——是这是一个长期项目。马蒂亚（比诺托）总是在谈论2030年，那就这么说吧。这是一个我们真正相信的项目。我加入他们的时候就相信它，他们也相信我的潜力，我能说的就是这些。这是一个长期的事情。
“我非常兴奋。今年是第一步，打造了新车和新引擎。明年将是另一步，然后我们就能开始把东西付诸实践了。”
博托莱托承认，他的队友尼科·霍肯伯格是否也有一份明年的合同，目前还不完全清楚，但他急于表明，他非常享受与这位经验丰富的德国车手合作。
两人建立了良好的工作关系，而博托莱托在过去18个月中已经证明，他在速度上可以与这位年长的队友相匹敌。
“我可以说，我的席位已经稳了。我不会去谈论别人的合同，但我真的很享受和尼科共事。”他补充道。
“这是我想要说清楚的一点。他是我非常喜欢的一个家伙。他速度快、经验丰富，为车队带来了很多积极的东西，我们拭目以待未来会怎样。
“但我很快乐。我相信自己，也相信自己的潜力。”
博尔托莱托在新秀赛季之后“完全不同了”
谈到自己的成长，博尔托莱托认为，自从上个赛季初登赛场以来，他作为一名车手已经有了显著的进步。在首次参赛就夺得2024年二级方程式冠军之后，博尔托莱托备受青睐——索伯/奥迪同意将他从迈凯伦的发展合同中解脱出来，让他参加2025年的比赛。
由于他只在迈凯伦车手发展计划中待了一年，他几乎没有机会驾驶一级方程式赛车；2024年在奥地利参加的旧车测试（Testing of Previous Cars，简称TPC）是他跳入索伯赛车、参加阿布扎比赛季后测试之前唯一一次有意义的驾驶。
博尔托莱托觉得，当他来到一级方程式时还非常稚嫩，并在2025年的开局阶段被迫走上了一条陡峭的成长曲线。
"[现在的我]完全不一样了。我刚来到一级方程式时非常稚嫩。一切发生得太快了。我在一级方程式的机会几乎是一夜之间就来了。我几乎没有做过什么测试，甚至连旧车测试（TPC）都没有做过。
“我基本上是直接进入一个F1赛季的，在巴林参加了季前测试，就这样开始了。所以这一年里我学到的东西非常多。我现在仍然在学到很多。我拥有一支一路上一直支持我的车队。
“我们去年有过一些很棒的时刻。今年到目前为止，我对自己的赛季也非常满意。我们一起取得了很多成绩，并且让赛车变得越来越有竞争力。”
英文原文
Gabriel Bortoleto expects long-term stay at Audi's F1 team
The Brazilian sophomore is excited by the German manufacturer's long-term prospects in F1
Gabriel Bortoleto, Audi F1 Team, Mattia Binotto, Audi F1 Team
Gabriel Bortoleto expects to remain at Audi for the long-term, stating that he has a deal with the Swiss-German Formula 1 outfit to cover the next few seasons.
The Brazilian joined the team in 2025 for its final season as Sauber and scored 19 points in his rookie year, and across 2026 has scored 10 of Audi's 12 points. As it stands, he sits 14th in the championship - eight points behind Haas' Oliver Bearman.
His Belgian Grand Prix was arguably the highlight of the season so far, when he qualified ninth on a circuit where Audi had expected to struggle, given its power deficit versus the other top-line manufacturers. After starting eighth thanks to Lando Norris' grid penalty, Bortoleto held onto his position and stalled out a late charge from Arvid Lindblad to secure four points.
With Audi enduring something of a learning season as it adapts to life as an F1 manufacturer team, Bortoleto says that he retains belief in the team's long-term ambitions. Speaking to Motorsport.com's Brazilian edition, the Paulista said that he remains tied to the team for the next few years.
"As far as I can say, because it’s something confidential, let’s just say there are no clauses. I have a long-term contract with Audi. I’ve already said it: I’ll be with Audi next year, and not only next year, but for the following years as well," Bortoleto said.
"The intention, and I’ve always said this from the beginning, is that this is a long-term project. Mattia [Binotto] is always talking about 2030. So let’s put it that way. It’s a project we really believe in. I believed in it when I joined them, they believe in my potential, and that’s what I can say. It’s something long-term.
"I’m very excited. This year was the first step, building a new car and a new engine. Next year will be another step, and then we’ll be able to start putting things into practice."
Bortoleto admitted that it was not entirely clear if his team-mate Nico Hulkenberg had a contract for next year as well, but he was keen to outline that he hugely enjoys working with the veteran German driver.
The two have developed a good working relationship, and Bortoleto has demonstrated across the past 18 months that he can match his elder team-mate for pace.
"I can say that my seat is secured. I’m not going to talk about other people’s contracts, but I really enjoy working with Nico," he added.
"That’s something I want to say and make very clear. He’s a guy I really like. He’s fast, experienced and brings a lot of positive things to the team, and we’ll see what the future holds.
"But I’m happy. I believe in myself and I believe in my potential."
Bortoleto "totally different" after rookie season
Speaking about his own development, Bortoleto felt that he had grown significantly as a driver since making his debut last season. On winning 2024's Formula 2 title at the first time of asking, Bortoleto was in demand - and Sauber/Audi agreed to spring him from his McLaren development deal to drive in 2025.
Since he'd only been part of McLaren's driver development programme for a year, he'd had very few opportunities to drive an F1 car; his TPC [Testing of Previous Cars] run in Austria in 2024 being his only meaningful run before jumping into the Sauber in Abu Dhabi's post-season test.
Bortoleto felt that he was "very raw" when he got to F1, and was thrust upon a steep development curve through the opening phase of 2025.
"[I'm] totally different. I arrived in F1 very raw. Everything happened very quickly. My opportunity in F1 came from one moment to the next. I had barely done any testing, not even TPC.
"I basically had to go straight into an F1 season, do pre-season testing in Bahrain, and that was it. So the amount I learned throughout the year was huge. I’m still learning a lot. I’ve had a team that has supported me all the way.
"We had some great moments last year. So far this year, I’m also very happy with my season. We’ve achieved a lot of things together and we’re making the car more and more competitive."
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