Gabriel Bortoleto defined that he “did not see” his supervisor Fernando Alonso throughout his too shut for consolation second with the Spaniard on the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, on a tough weekend for Kick Sauber.
On Lap 25, Bortoleto discovered himself racing in a three-way battle with Aston Martin’s Alonso, and Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson. As Lawson made his well beyond into fifteenth place, the Kick Sauber driver veered proper, and made minor contact with Alonso, who was steaming down the surface of the observe.
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Within the quick aftermath, Alonso accused his younger cost of shifting beneath braking, one thing Bortoleto expanded on after the chequered flag fell in Jeddah, with the Brazilian ending down in 18th and final of the runners.
Explaining the incident, he mentioned: “I didn’t see him. I didn’t know that he was really there.
