Oliver Bearman has revealed he is targeting a return to Ferrari “very soon” as he prepares for his first full season with customer team Haas in F1 2025. It comes after Fred Vasseur left the door open to Carlos Sainz rejoining the team as Lewis Hamilton ‘s potential replacement in the future. Bearman will contest his debut season in F1 2025, having been signed as Esteban Ocon’s team-mate in an all-new driver lineup for Haas.
The teenager’s promotion to a permanent seat came after he impressed while standing in for an unwell Sainz at short notice at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in March. After setting pole position for the F2 support race, Bearman was called up to race for Ferrari in Jeddah after Sainz was struck down by appendicitis. The youngster finished seventh on his debut, finishing ahead of compatriots Hamilton and Lando Norris to mark himself as a star of the future.
👉 Lewis Hamilton now finally has a chance to escape the ghosts of Abu Dhabi 2021 👉 Revealed: The remarkable 36-hour timeline behind Lewis Hamilton’s shock Ferrari move Bearman made two further substitute appearances with Haas in F1 2024, adding an extra point to his tally by finishing 10th in Azerbaijan before qualifying inside the top 10 for the sprint race in Brazil, both while deputising for regular driver Kevin Magnussen. Hamilton announced in February that he will join Ferrari on a multi-year contract – widely believed to be a two-year deal covering the 2025 and 2026 seasons – for.
