Oliver Bearman will power for the Haas F1 workforce on the Azerbaijan Grand Prix subsequent weekend, filling in for the suspended Kevin Magnussen.
Bearman, 19, might be making his 2nd System One get started after he stuffed in for an unwell Carlos Sainz for Ferrari on the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in March. He completed 7th.
Magnussen, 31, was once suspended for the race in Baku, Azerbaijan. Penalty issues he gathered within the Italian Grand Prix closing Sunday, added to the issues already on his file, precipitated the ban.
Bearman, from Nice Britain, has been riding the F2 circuit this season whilst additionally serving as an alternative choice to Haas and Ferrari. He additionally has been taking apply runs with Haas, with 4 of his scheduled six already whole.
“It is indubitably extra of a problem stepping in to race as a reserve motive force, with restricted prep time and so forth, however I am within the lucky place of getting carried out it previous within the 12 months with Ferrari, so I will be able to no less than name on that have,” Bearman stated Friday.
“I have additionally had 4 FP1 periods with Haas within the VF-24 already this season, so surely that can even end up to be treasured in tackling the entire race weekend in Baku. The workforce is in excellent shape nowadays and I will do my very best to be ready with the time now we have to be had. The purpose is to get in the market and feature a cast weekend in Azerbaijan.”
In July, Haas introduced Bearman as a full-time workforce motive force subsequent season. The present workforce of Nico Hulkenberg and Magnussen is not going to go back. The previous will power for Sauber/Audi subsequent 12 months; Magnussen’s contract expires on the finish of the season.
Bearman will workforce with Esteban Ocon subsequent season.
Crew main Ayao Komatsu stated Bearman will acquire treasured enjoy.
“That is some other superb alternative for each Ollie and the workforce to paintings in combination, this time during a complete race weekend, and he could not ask for a greater teammate than Nico to offer him with a reference,” he stated.
–Box Stage Media
