Haas has confirmed that Oliver Bearman will substitute Kevin Magnussen in subsequent weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
The Dane has been hit with a one race ban after accruing 12 penalty factors in as many months, consequently Bearman will take over the VF-24 alongside Nico Hulkenberg for the Azerbaijan occasion.
Bearman, who will companion Esteban Ocon on the American crew subsequent yr, famously deputised for Carlos Sainz in Jeddah, ending seventh on his F1 debut.
“It is positively extra of a problem stepping in to race as a reserve driver, with restricted prep-time and so forth,” stated the teen, “however I am within the lucky place of getting carried out it earlier within the yr with Ferrari, so I can a minimum of name on that have.
“I’ve additionally had 4 FP1 classes with Haas within the VF-24 already this season, so undoubtedly that can even show to be worthwhile in tackling the complete race weekend in Baku.
“The crew is in good type for the time being and I am going to do my greatest to be ready with the time now we have accessible. The goal is to get on the market and have a stable weekend in Azerbaijan.”
“I am excited that Ollie might be driving the VF-24 alongside Nico in Baku,” added Ayao Komatsu. “He is already proven nice promise in his FP1 outings and post-season take a look at, and he carried out very nicely when he drove for Ferrari in Saudi Arabia, choosing up factors within the course of.
“That is one other glorious alternative for each Ollie and the crew to work collectively, this time all through a complete race weekend, and he could not ask for higher teammate than Nico to supply him with a reference.”
