Oliver Bearman will race for Haas in subsequent weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix rather than the banned Kevin Magnussen, the workforce has confirmed.
Magnussen picked up the ultimate two penalty factors that took him to 12 on his Tremendous License and picked up an computerized one-race suspension, ruling him out of the Baku weekend. Bearman is likely one of the Haas reserve drivers and made a powerful substitute look for Ferrari in Saudi Arabia earlier this season, and has now been formally confirmed to be racing once more in Azerbaijan.
“I’m excited that Ollie shall be driving the VF-24 alongside Nico [Hulkenberg] in Baku,” workforce principal Ayao Komatsu mentioned. “He’s already proven nice promise in his FP1 outings and post-season check, and he carried out very properly when he drove for Scuderia Ferrari in Saudi Arabia, choosing up factors within the course of.
“That is one other glorious alternative for each Ollie and the workforce to work collectively, this time all through a whole race weekend, and he couldn’t ask for higher teammate than Nico to offer him with a reference.”
Bearman will step as much as a full-time race seat with Haas in 2025, and believes the work he’s already carried out with the workforce this season will assist him get probably the most out of his alternative in Baku.
“It’s undoubtedly extra of a problem stepping in to race as a reserve driver, with restricted prep time and so forth, however I’m within the lucky place of getting carried out it earlier within the 12 months with Scuderia Ferrari, so I can at the very least name on that have,” Bearman mentioned.
“I’ve additionally had 4 FP1 classes with MoneyGram Haas F1 Staff within the VF-24 already this season, so undoubtedly that may also show to be priceless in tackling the complete race weekend in Baku. The workforce is in good kind in the mean time and I’ll do my finest to be ready with the time now we have accessible. The goal is to get on the market and have a strong weekend in Azerbaijan.”
Magnussen’s 12 penalty factors shall be faraway from his Tremendous License after his one-race suspension, permitting him to return with a clear license on the following race in Singapore.
