McLaren turn down in-race Sauber request in text message exchange

Bortoleto's Daring Message to McLaren CEO Mid-Race Shocks F1 World

McLaren’s Ruthless Move Denies Sauber’s Request During Intense Racing Battle In a heart-pounding exchange of text messages during the Austrian Grand Prix, Sauber’s team principal, Jonathan Wheatley, desperately pleaded with McLaren’s Zak Brown not to lap his driver, Gabriel Bortoleto, who was fiercely chasing Fernando Alonso for seventh place. Despite Wheatley’s request, McLaren’s drivers, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, overtook Bortoleto, crus…

McLaren turn down in-race Sauber request in text message exchange

As Gabriel Bortoleto chased Fernando Alonso in Austria, Jonathan Wheatley put out a call to McLaren's Zak Brown not to lap his driver.