SAO PAULO :Gabriel Bortoleto is keeping expectations in check as he prepares for a first home Formula One outing in Brazil at a track he has only raced on once before in a stock car event.

The 21-year-old Sauber rookie, who will be the first Brazilian to start a grand prix at Sao Paulo's atmospheric Interlagos circuit since Felipe Massa in 2017, said he would seek to treat it like any other race.

"I won't lie, there's obviously more expectation, more anxiety from all sides. But, at the end of the day, it's a race that offers the same number of points," Bortoleto told reporters. "I want to treat it the same way and just do my best.

"The expectation will always be there, but it won't change the final result. So, the important thing is for us to give our best, prepare for the weekend as be

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