Oliver Bearman to make F1 debut with Haas

On the eve of this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix, Haas verified that Oliver Bearman, a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy, will generate on an F1 race weekend for the American workforce later on on this time.

The eighteen-calendar year-aged, from Chelmsford, is a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy and competes in the FIA Formulation two Championship. The British driver sits at this time sixth in the standings with a person spherical remaining in the time.

Pursuing a profitable marketing campaign in F3 very last calendar year, Bearman stepped up into F2 for 2023 and has experienced an up-and-down time. He has experienced a couple of challenging weekends so much, but he has excelled on various tracks, owning taken 4 race wins so much. He recorded his most commanding victory at the very last race in Monza, owning dominated the Element Race on Sunday irrespective of numerous interruptions.

Haas that get their engines from Ferrari have introduced that Bearman will generate for them in follow classes in Mexico and Abu Dhabi later on this calendar year.

“I am so delighted to be becoming a member of MoneyGram Haas F1 Workforce driving in Mexico and Abu Dhabi,” explained Bearman.

“Getting to Formulation one has been my aspiration considering that I was go-karting so to be driving a motor vehicle for the 1st time this calendar year is seriously specific. I’m grateful to the workforce, and of training course Ferrari, for enabling me this possibility. I’m doing work really hard to make absolutely sure I’m prepared to guidance the workforce as very best I can on each events.”

Haas workforce principal Guenther Steiner included: “We’re pretty delighted to offer you Oliver Bearman these outings in Mexico and Abu Dhabi

“He’s experienced a stellar rookie time in Formulation two, 4 wins is testomony to that, and as component of the Ferrari Driver Academy – we know his qualifications planning coming into these weekends will be 1st-charge. We search ahead to welcoming Oliver into the workforce and have him generate the VF-23.”