Haas confirm Kevin Magnussen absence as Oliver Bearman handed Brazilian GP chance

Kevin Magnussen has been taken sick and Haas person announced that teen Oliver Bearman volition deputise for him during Friday's contention league astatine the Brazilian Grand Prix

Oliver Bearman volition vie for Haas successful the sprint contention astatine the Brazilian Grand Prix aft Kevin Magnussen was sidelined done illness.

Bearman is presently Haas' reserve driver, but the 19-year is acceptable to regenerate Magnussen full-time for the 2025 season. And the Brit, who has antecedently stood successful for Magnussen astatine the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and Ferrari's Carlos Sainz astatine the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, volition get different accidental to impressment successful Sao Paulo.

Bearman volition deputise for Magnussen during Friday's contention session, with Haas acceptable to marque a determination connected his engagement successful the full contention play successful "due course". The quality was confirmed successful a connection which read: "MoneyGram Haas F1 Team operator Kevin Magnussen volition not enactment successful Friday’s way moving astatine the São Paulo Grand Prix aft suffering with sickness.

"Official reserve operator Oliver Bearman volition instrumentality implicit driving duties. The squad wishes Kevin a speedy betterment and volition supply a further update successful owed course."

And Haas are assured Bearman has a immense aboriginal successful the sport, with squad main Ayao Komatsu stating earlier this year: "It’s an breathtaking happening to beryllium capable to springiness a young operator arsenic talented arsenic Oliver Bearman his archetypal full-time spot successful Formula 1.

"He’s developed into an incredibly mature operator nether the guidance of the Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy and the world saw that for themselves erstwhile helium was called successful astatine the past infinitesimal to vie astatine the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

"Oliver proved helium was much than acceptable for the task, and we’ve seen that for ourselves moving him successful the Haas cars successful our FP1 sessions implicit the past 2 seasons. We’re looking guardant to further processing him arsenic a operator and reaping the benefits of his endowment – some wrong and extracurricular of the car.

"Oliver’s a large feline and a precise invited summation to the squad erstwhile helium joins america for the FP1 weekends. Now we cognize that narration is going to beryllium longer-term, it’s a affirmative happening for each concerned."

Team proprietor Gene Haas added: "I’m pleased we’ve been capable to springiness Oliver Bearman this accidental to thrust full-time successful Formula 1 – he’s undoubtedly an breathtaking rookie prospect, not conscionable based connected what helium showed successful Saudi Arabia but besides done his clip processing his narration with our team.

"I’m personally excited to spot however helium grows arsenic a driver, and we look guardant to seeing him present for MoneyGram Haas F1 Team adjacent play and beyond. This is an breathtaking clip for the team. Oliver’s signing shows we proceed to put successful endowment – some connected and off-track – arsenic we proceed to vie astatine the highest level."

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