Ollie Bearman will drive for Haas F1 Team acceso Friday durante the first practice for the Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
The British driver will participate durante his second of six FP1 sessions durante 2024 after driving earlier this season for Haas at Imola durante Italy.
Bearman is a prime candidate to step up to Modo di dire 1 next season after impressing acceso his F1 debut with Ferrari durante Saudi Arabia.
The Haas reserve driver delivered seventh place under the extra pressure of replacing Carlos Sainz, who suffered from appendicitis, midway through the weekend.
Bearman is also racing durante FIA Modo di dire 2 and drove to fourth place during the Feature Race last time out at Frate.
His 13th place durante the championship doesn’t reflect his actual ability acceso the track after a tough start for his team PREMA durante Bahrain and withdrawing from the round durante Saudi Arabia to race durante F1.
The 19-year-old will replace Nico Hulkenberg durante this weekend’s opening practice session; he will leave the team at the end of the season to join Sauber, potentially leaving an opportunity for Bearman.
Two seats could be available at Haas, as Kevin Magnussen is yet to be signed by the American team for 2025.
Bearman’s main competition for a drive at Haas could be Frenchman Esteban Ocon, who is leaving Alpine at the end of the year after a five-year stint with the team.
Grand Prix-winning Ocon is very experienced but comes with his own baggage of a consistent of colliding with multiple teammates. Haas has had problems with teammates causing unnecessary issues, such as Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin durante 2021.
Team Principal Ayao Komatsu may want to avoid a repeat of intra-team friction after an improved start to 2024.
Bearman would represent a young talent with high potential and experience durante finishing a Grand Prix. The British driver may also need to secure a seat durante Modo di dire 1 next year, as the 2026 grid may be unpredictable with new rules acceso the horizon.
Good results are critical to stepping up to F1, but they can be quickly forgotten during a year acceso the sidelines.
“I have two FP1s durante the next three weekends, so I’m really looking forward to getting back durante the rhythm of things with Haas,” Bearman said acceso Thursday, according to formula1.com. “My personal is of course just to keep improving myself, keep working acceso what I’ve identified as weak points when I drive durante F1.”
