Comments on: How a WhatsApp message from Alonso put Bortoleto on course for the F3 title | Formula 3 https://www.racefans.net/2023/09/02/how-a-whatsapp-message-from-alonso-put-bortoleto-on-course-for-the-f3-title/ Formula 1, IndyCar, WEC, Formula E and more independent motorsport coverage Thu, 19 Oct 2023 14:09:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: Nick T. https://www.racefans.net/2023/09/02/how-a-whatsapp-message-from-alonso-put-bortoleto-on-course-for-the-f3-title/#comment-4936666 Sun, 03 Sep 2023 05:13:21 +0000 https://www.racefans.net/?p=516022#comment-4936666 Can’t think of a better guy to learn all the tricks of the trade from race prep to race craft from than Alonso. Alonso and Rosberg, who is one of the most intelligent drivers ever from a technical/engineering standpoint, would make an amazing manager pairing.

]]> By: MichaelN https://www.racefans.net/2023/09/02/how-a-whatsapp-message-from-alonso-put-bortoleto-on-course-for-the-f3-title/#comment-4936533 Sat, 02 Sep 2023 10:39:15 +0000 https://www.racefans.net/?p=516022#comment-4936533 Sounds like he has the right approach, and at 18 he's getting here quite quick too. Will be interesting to see how he continues from here, as it'd be nice to have another South-American in F1.

Alonso's point is a good one, and one that's been made by many; minimizing the lows is crucial to a title campaign. There are numerous good examples of this, but Will Power's 2022 Indycar title is a nice recent one. He won just one race all year, but strung together a lot of 3rd and 4th places along the way. Räikkönen's 2003 F1 season is another one, only one race win but more podium places than anyone; and he missed out on the title by just three points in the end.

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