Oliver Bearman is the first F1 dri🧜ver to make their debut with Ferrari si🐎nce Arturo Merzario in the 1972 British Grand Prix.

Bearman is also the first British driver to drive for Ferrari in 🦄over 33 years since Nigel Mansell.

This is because Carlos Sainz has been ruled out of the Jeddah weekend with appendicitis, withꦅ the Spaniard requiring surgery.

It’s the perfect opportunity for Bearman to showcase his talent, with the Ferrari protege one of th🌟e hottest prospects outsidꦐe of F1.

Bearman is coincidentally going head-to-head with Mercedes junior Andrea Kimi Antonelli at Prema in F2, with the latter being tipped as a possible 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton replacement in 2025.

Who is Ollie Bearman?

Born in Chelmsford, Essex, Bearman sไtarted his competitive karting career bac✅k in 2013.

Unsurprisingly, Bearman rose through the ranks in impressive fashion, finishing sec🦋ond twice in the Super 1 Nಌational Championships before moving up the karting ladder.

Bearman made his single-seater debut in 2020, in the ADACꦡ Formula 4 Champion✨ship.

After taking a victory i꧂n his first season, Bearman built on that to the ADAC and Italian F4 titles in 2021 ahead of his move to F𝔉IA Formula 3.

The British driver contended for the F3 title in a highly-competitive field, ultimꩲately finishing third in Prema.

He movedꦦ up to F2 and immediately showed outstanding pace and adaptabil🍸ity, taking pole in Azerbaijan when the steering column on his car was completely bent.

While overall consistency escaped Bearman, his raw pace and potential was there for every𒁏one to see.

His Ferrar🧸i links have meant he’s had a number of F1 outings with them but also Haas.

Destined for F1 with Haas?

Bearman impressed Haas in his outing with them ﷽at the 2023 Mexico City Grand Prix.

More importantly, it was new team principal Ayao Komatsu whoღ heaped praise on the Brit.

“I don’t think you can expect much better,” Komatsu said. “Cert✃ainly better thaꩲn my expectations were.

“Not that my expectation was low, but that was so professional and he didn’t put a foot w꧑rong. Communication and feedback was really good as well.

“S🐎o really, not🐠hing to complain. Really impressive FP1.”

Both 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Kevin Magnussen and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg are out of contract at the end of 2024, leavin🐎g th🐬e door open for Bearman.

Should he impress in Saudi Arabia with Ferrari, or claim the F2 crown this sea﷽son, then Bea🐽rman is a shoe-in at Haas.