Sao Paulo GP: Oliver Bearman replaces unwell Kevin Magnussen at Haas for full Sprint weekend in Brazil
Oliver Bearman qualified 10th for the Sprint and stays in Haas car for whole weekend with Kevin Magnussen unwell; watch the Sprint on Saturday at 2pm, live on Sky Sports F1, with GP Qualifying following at 6pm
Friday 1 November 2024 21:54, UK
Britain's Oliver Bearman will stay in Haas' car for the whole Sao Paulo Grand Prix weekend after his late call-up to replace an unwell Kevin Magnussen on Friday.
Magnussen took part in Thursday's media activities at Interlagos, but the team said ahead of opening practice that he was "suffering from sickness" and would be replaced by Bearman - who is taking the Dane's seat full-time next season - in the sessions up to at least Saturday afternoon's Sprint race.
After finishing third in the weekend's only practice session, Bearman then impressively recorded the 10th-fastest time in Sprint Qualifying as the lead Haas car.
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With Magnussen still unwell, Haas later confirmed Bearman would remain in the car for the full weekend, which concludes with the main Grand Prix on Sunday.
Ferrari junior Bearman, 19, has scored points in his two previous stand-in appearances this season and has already been confirmed as one of Haas' two new drivers for 2025 alongside the experienced Esteban Ocon.
Haas said in a statement: "Following Ollie stepping into the VF-24 for today's sessions due to Kevin's sickness, we can confirm that the British driver will now complete the full weekend with the team.
"We wish Kevin a full and speedy recovery."
Bearman made a hugely impressive F1 debut for Ferrari when standing in for Carlos Sainz at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in March, where he finished seventh.
The teenager also replaced Magnussen at Haas at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after the Dane was banned for reaching the limit on penalty points. In Baku, Bearman was in the points in 10th place.
Bearman was signed to the Ferrari Driver Academy in November 2021, following current Scuderia driver Charles Leclerc in receiving practice outings for Haas through the teams' long-standing relationship.
Along with serving as a reserve driver for Ferrari and Haas during the 2024 F1 season, Bearman is competing in his second Formula 2 campaign and has won two Sprints, adding to the four victories he claimed for Prema Racing last year.
Prior to reaching the F2 grid in 2023, Bearman won the 2021 Italian F4 Championship and 2021 ADAC F4 Championship, and competed in the Formula 3 Championship in 2022.
Sky Sports F1's live Sao Paulo GP schedule
Saturday November 2
1pm: Sao Paulo GP Sprint build-up
2pm: Sao Paulo GP Sprint
3.30pm: Ted's Sprint Notebook
5pm: Sao Paulo Qualifying build-up
6pm: Sao Paulo GP Qualifying
8pm: Ted's Qualifying Notebook
Sunday November 3
3.30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Sao Paulo GP build-up
5pm: THE SAO PAULO GRAND PRIX
7pm: Chequered Flag: Sao Paulo GP reaction
8pm: Ted's Notebook
*also live on Sky Sports Main Event
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