Gabriel Bortoleto loses race hopes to early tyre gamble

It is honestly heartbreaking to see a race ruined before it really begins. Gabriel Bortoleto was left stranded after Audi made the call to start him on intermediate tyres in Canada, a decision that backfired in the most brutal way imaginable. He had to pit almost immediately to swap for dry tyres, a move that completely scuppered any realistic chance of fighting for points.

It is just one of those weekends where the machine is forced to pay the price for a strategic gamble gone wrong. After the dust settled and the chaos of that opening stint played out, Bortoleto could only manage a 13th-place finish.