Ollie Bearman: Haas announces Ferrari driver SIGNING as 2025 grid takes shape

Bearman during qualifying in Jeddah — Photo: © IMAGO

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F1 team announces Ferrari driver SIGNING as 2025 grid takes shape

The F1 signing spree continues with another incredible swoop!

Stuart Hodge

Thursday 4 July 2024 10:48 Updated: 16:41

Haas have announced the signing of British teenager Ollie Bearman for the 2025 F1 season.

Bearman, a 19-year-old Ferrari academy driver, impressed hugely when he was drafted in for the injured Carlos Sainz at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix earlier this season.

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The Brit has now signed a multi-year deal, Haas confirmed, to join the F1 grid full-time from next season.

Bearman will have completed six practice outings for Haas by season's end and his signing for the American outfit was much expected, but it's another move to lock down one of the hot properties on the market.

He will continue to serve as a reserve driver for Ferrari during the 2024 F1 season whilst competing in his second Formula 2 campaign.

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Ollie Bearman will become a full-time racer for Haas

Bearman joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in November 2021 and follows in footsteps of the likes of Charles Leclerc and Mick Schumacher as part of Haas' long-standing relationship with the Scuderia.

The teenage sensation is delighted to realise his dream of becoming a full-time F1 driver.

"It’s hard to put into words just how much this means to me,” said Bearman. "To say out loud that I will be a Formula 1 driver for Haas makes me so immensely proud.

"To be one of the very few people who get to do the thing what they dreamed of as a child is something truly incredible.

"To Gene [Haas], Ayao [Komatsu] and everyone at Haas, thank you for believing in me and for trusting me to represent your team. I’ve really enjoyed working with everyone since the first time we met in Mexico and I can’t wait to enjoy this moment with them and hopefully many more in the future.

"To everyone at the Ferrari Driver Academy, quite simply, I wouldn’t be here without you. Thank you for preparing me since F4 for this incredible opportunity and know I will give it everything I have."

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