Haas confirm whether Oliver Bearman will race in Brazil after last minute call-up

Oliver Bearman volition contention successful the Sao Paulo Grand Prix successful Brazil, replacing the sick Kevin Magnussen, Haas person confirmed.

The British teenager, who is acceptable to articulation Haas full-time successful 2025, was called up astatine the past infinitesimal by the American Formula 1 squad connected Friday with Magnussen ‘suffering with sickness’.

It was announced that the 19-year-old would instrumentality portion successful escaped signifier and sprint qualifying connected Friday, followed by the sprint contention connected Saturday.

The squad near it unfastened for Magnussen to instrumentality for qualifying and the main contention itself, which gets underway Sunday, 5pm UK time, but they person present confirmed the Dane is excessively sick to drive.

‘Following Ollie stepping into the VF-24 for today’s sessions owed to Kevin’s sickness, we tin corroborate that the British operator volition present implicit the afloat #BrazilGP play with the team,’ Haas confirmed successful a connection connected X, formerly known arsenic Twitter.

‘We privation Kevin a afloat and speedy recovery.’

Bearman qualified tenth for the sprint, which takes spot astatine 2pm UK clip connected Saturday, 2 places up of Nico Hulkenberg.

It is the 3rd clip this play that Bearman has had to capable successful for different operator having done truthful for Carlos Sainz successful Saudi Arabia erstwhile the Ferrari prima underwent appendicitis and successful Azerbaijan erstwhile Magnussen was suspended.

He scored points astatine some races, leaving him 17th of 23 drivers successful the standings contempt his constricted appearances.

It was announced backmost successful July that Bearman volition go an F1 operator full-time adjacent season, with the rookie acceptable to spouse Esteban Ocon.

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