SAO PAULO (AP) — After a gap of eight years since Brazilian Formula 1 fans last watched a homegrown driver on the grid, some had been moved to come up with mascots, songs, anything to cheer for 21-year-old rookie Gabriel Bortoleto at Sunday’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Former driver Felipe Massa was previously the last Brazilian to race in front of home fans in 2017.

But the pressure of racing in front of fans might have made Bortoleto’s life tougher at Interlagos, where he started from 18th and last on the grid Sunday despite his team initially saying he would be in the pit lane. A crash during Saturday’s sprint race following an attempt to overtake prevented him from qualifying.

And it got worse Sunday when the young driver crashed out on the first lap at Interlagos in what looked to be a

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