For almost a decade, my mom and I have kept one tradition. Wherever Formula 1 races that weekend, that is where dinner comes from. Melbourne sends us to the Australian coast. Suzuka brings Japan into our kitchen. Monza means Italy, and a very long lunch.

What began as a way to watch together became the best part of our week. A country we have never visited. An ingredient we have never bought. An hour side by side at the stove before the lights go out. Somewhere between the first course and the checkered flag, it stopped being dinner and became ours.

For years we joked that it should be a cookbook. Now we are writing it, together, one race at a time.

Podium Plates is more than a book to us. It is a reason to keep building something side by side, to keep learning the places we have only seen on a screen, and to follow this sport a little closer with every season. Support it, and you are not only backing a cookbook. You are pulling up a chair at our table, and coming along for whatever comes next.

Gabriel Bortoleto

Brazilian racing driver

Rookie Formula 2 Champion at Audi

Gabriel Bortoleto won the Formula 3 and Formula 2 titles in successive years and joined Sauber in 2025, staying on as it became Audi.

Born in Osasco, Gabriel Bortoleto won the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Trident in 2023 and the Formula 2 title as a rookie with Invicta in 2024, including a feature race win at Monza from last on the grid.

Sauber signed him for 2025, and he made his debut at the Australian Grand Prix. His rookie season brought several points finishes, the best of them sixth at the Hungarian Grand Prix. He stayed with the team as it became Audi for 2026, and through the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix he has made 38 starts.

0 world titles, 0 wins, 0 pole positions, 38 starts.

Every Grand Prix has a flavor.

Start with a name, a place or a year.

My mom and I.

Wherever the race goes, dinner goes too.

A World, A Menu, A Race Weekend.

Five things, every round.

Discover the destination

Choose one dish

Share the table

Watch the race

Repeat next round

The Founders Edition

Round one, Melbourne.

Pan seared barramundi

Explore it with us.

Researched where it comes from

Written for any kitchen

Every fact traced to a source

Independent and unofficial

Pull up a chair with us.

Buy the cookbook

Join The Podium Table

Support our journey

Before you pull up a chair.

Your next race weekend starts at the table.

Gabriel Bortoleto

Rookie Formula 2 Champion at Audi

Teams

Victories

Every Grand Prix has a flavor.

Start with a name, a place or a year.

My mom and I.

Wherever the race goes, dinner goes too.

A World, A Menu, A Race Weekend.

Five things, every round.

Discover the destination

Choose one dish

Share the table

Watch the race

Repeat next round

The Founders Edition

Round one, Melbourne.

Pan seared barramundi

Explore it with us.

Researched where it comes from

Written for any kitchen

Every fact traced to a source

Independent and unofficial

Pull up a chair with us.

Buy the cookbook

Join The Podium Table

Support our journey

Before you pull up a chair.

Every Grand Prix, in your inbox.

Your next race weekend starts at the table.

Rookie Formula 2 Champion at Audi

Teams

Victories