Oliver Bearman to make shock debut for Ferrari in Saudi Arabia
- Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has been dominated out of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
- Spaniard has been identified with appendicitis and would require surgical procedure
- Sainz took half in follow however will likely be changed by British rookie Oliver Bearman
Oliver Bearman, an 18-year-old English driver, will make his shock debut for Ferrari the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix this weekend
He will participate in qualifying on Friday, changing Carlos Sainz, who has gone down with appendicitis.
Bearman will grow to be the youngest British Formula one competitor in historical past.
He additionally turns into the twelfth Briton to drive for Ferrari and the primary Englishman since Nigel Mansell in 1990.
The 6ft 3in teenager presently drives in Formula Two and is Ferrari’s reserve driver.
Oliver Bearman will make his shock debut for Ferrari the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Carlos Sainz will miss the weekend as he must bear surgical procedure for appendicitis
In a press release launched on X, previously often known as Twitter, Ferrari mentioned: ‘Carlos Sainz has been identified with appendicitis and would require surgical procedure.
‘As from FP3 and for the remainder of this weekend, he will likely be changed by reserve driver Oliver Bearman. Oliver will subsequently take no additional half on this spherical of the F2 Championship. The Ferrari household needs Carlos a speedy restoration.’
Sainz, who completed seventh in FP2 on Thursday, admitted that he had been was struggling on the finish of the day.
Sainz battled by means of sickness to get behind the wheel for Thursday’s two follow periods
18-year-old Bearman will grow to be the youngest British Formula one competitor in historical past
He mentioned: ‘Obviously a really tough day after feeling sick the final 24 hours have been robust and tough for me.
‘Today was all about making an attempt to get myself on observe and be taught as a lot as attainable from the automobile with out actually pushing an excessive amount of the bounds as I used to be nonetheless a bit on the non-ideal facet, however we managed to finish the programme with out points.’
