Nico Hulkenberg made an instinctive last-second swerve to avoid T-boning teammate Gabriel Bortoleto after the rookie spun directly in front of him on the Dutch Grand Prix's opening lap. Bortoleto lost control in the final corner moments after Max Verstappen crashed ahead, telling reporters he may have overcorrected when he saw the smoke. "I tried to react as late as possible and then just instinctively chose the side," Hulkenberg said. "Obviously I was waiting to see if he's going to slide up or down." The near-miss proved costly for Bortoleto, who fought start-box issues pre-race and finished 13th while Hulkenberg salvaged eighth. The rookie declined to detail what he called "issues" during the race, saying only that the team needs to "understand some stuff." Audi leaves Zandvoort with points but also questions about whether the pairing can stay clean when it counts.
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Nico Hulkenberg made an instinctive last-second swerve to avoid T-boning teammate Gabriel Bortoleto after the rookie spun directly in front of him on the Dutch Grand Prix's opening lap. Bortoleto lost control in the final corner moments after Max Verstappen crashed ahead, telling reporters he may have overcorrected when he saw the smoke. "I tried to react as late as possible and then just instinctively chose the side," Hulkenberg said. "Obviously I was waiting to see if he's going to slide up or down." The near-miss proved costly for Bortoleto, who fought start-box issues pre-race and finished 13th while Hulkenberg salvaged eighth. The rookie declined to detail what he called "issues" during the race, saying only that the team needs to "understand some stuff." Audi leaves Zandvoort with points but also questions about whether the pairing can stay clean when it counts.
