Who is Oliver Bearman, the new favorite at Ferrari who yesterday fulfilled his dream of racing for the Cavallino
The talent is there, the face of a good boy too, yesterday we were able to observe the talent of the 18 year old Englishman for the first time Oliver Bearmanproduct of Ferrari Driver Academy. Let’s go and find out who the new predestined in the house is Ferrari.
You never forget the first time, in this case for the very young talent produced by the FDA Oliver Bearman yesterday wasn’t just any day. But let’s start from the reason that led the 18-year-old Englishman to join Leclerc on the SF-24. On Thursday, the Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz he had intestinal problems and his running was at risk. No sooner said than done, on Friday the Madrid native was forced to withdraw due to appendicitis (already operated on and currently resting in a hotel.) Barring sensational twists, we will see Carlos in the GP d’Australia in two weeks.
In Ferrari they have no doubts, it’s up to Oliver Bearman, who in the morning was preparing for the race Formula 2 with the Prema team. Ollie, as he is called in the paddock, thus finds himself, thanks to the bad luck that befell number 55, seeing his dream of driving an F1 single-seater and a Ferrari come true.
Age is not a problem | Oliver Bearman, who is he?
Let’s start from the beginning, Oliver Bearman, “bear man” who among other things drew on the helmet shell, was born on May 8th 2005 a Chelmsford. At the age of 8 he started racing karts. In 2020 he debuts in Formula 4 becoming the first driver ever to win both the Italian and German Formula 4 championships. Then, in 2022 came the turning point, he joined the Ferrari Driver Academy and is today the reserve driver for both Ferrari and the satellite team Haas. Bearman took to the track with the number 38the same as Mike Hawthorn with whom he won the Spanish GP with Ferrari in 1954. Furthermore, the Leclerc-bearman pairing forms the youngest driver line-up ever for the Prancing Horse: 22 years and 230 days.
And just yesterday in qualifying for the Saudi Arabian GP Oliver came very close (just 36 thousandths) from a sensational qualification in Q3, in short, not bad for the first time he had driven the SF-24 in real life. The words of the talented Oliver Bearman:
“Disappointed not to be in the top 10, I want to get to the points in the race.”
Praise from the big names | Oliver Bearman, who is he?
Today at 6pm the race will take place on the Jeddah circuit, but Ollie is already making history, becoming the youngest Ferrari driver to debut in F1 just 18 years and 305 days. His first words were these:
“I didn’t have time to worry, I just thought about having a good feeling with the car straight away.”
In the paddock compliments are pouring in even from the number 1 Max Verstappen who exclaims: “Impressive!”, also praise from his partner Charles Leclerc: “Ollie did a crazy job, without knowing the car on one of the most difficult circuits on the calendar”.
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