After impressing during his several stand-in appeara♉nces for Ferrari and Haas, Oliver Bearman is a ful♒l-time F1 driver in 2025.

Bearman making it into F1 looked inevitable following his one-off drive for Ferrari at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, stepping in for Carlos Sainz. The young British driver adapted well to a high-pressure weekend, finishing ahead of Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilto﷽n to secure a top-seven finish at Jeddah.

Despite a poor Formula 2 campaign, curtailed by Prema’s struggles with the new generation of car, Haas were impressed with Bearman’s numerous practice session appearances. Bearman aꦚlso starred in his two other stand-in races, out-qualifying veteran Nico Hulkenberg on both occasions.

In 2025, Bearman will race♛ alongside Esteban Ocon, forming a new driver line-up for the American team under their impressive team principal, Ayao Komatsu. With Ferrari’s backing, out-performing Ocon will put him in the shop window for years to come if a seat opens at the Scuderia.

Bearman clinched his first title in 2021, winning the Italian Formula 4 Championship. His Formula 3 rookie season was impressive,ꦍ finishing third 🌞as he narrowly missed out on the title.

Bearman continued to show his lightning speed in F2, taking four victories. His rookie season included back-to-b♏ack wins in Azerbaijan, where he claimed pole despite having a damaged steering column.

ཧWhile his second F2 season didn’t go to plan, Haas’s belief didn’t waver, handing him a fꦚull-time drive for 2025.