Jonathan Wheatley has worked with a lot of driver pairings over his 35 years in F1, and believes Sauber’s current pairing is the closest he’s ever seen.

Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto form one of the closest teammate pairings on the F1 grid over the past 35 years, believes their current team boss Jonathan Wheatley.

Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto praised by Jonathan Wheatley

Reigning Formula 2 Champion Gabriel Bortoleto earned a seat with Sauber for his rookie season this year, with the Brazilian driver paired with experienced veteran Nico Hulkenberg as the German driver left Haas to join the Swiss squad ahead of its takeover by Audi.

Both will remain with the squad as it transforms into Audi at the end of this season, and both have had a peaceful, collaborative season in

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