Ferrari's Carlos Sainz will miss the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix due to appendicitis, with Ferrari junior Oliver Bearman set for his Formula 1 debut as his replacement.
Sainz reported feeling unwell earlier in the week, which made him sit out his media commitments on Wednesday. He took part in Thursday's two free practice sessions, setting the seventh-fastest time in the latter, but still reported he couldn't push to the limit in the car after a 'tough' 24 hours. It has now emerged that the Spaniard is struck by appendicitis, which rules him out for the remainder of the Jeddah weekend.
' His replacement Bearman is the nominated standby driver this weekend, having already been active in Jeddah in Formula 2. He will compete utilising #38 on his Ferrari. On Thursday the 18-year-old Briton secured pole for Prema after edging out Kush Maini. As part of Ferrari's young driver academy Bearman has already conducted private testing for the Scuderia and made two impressive cameos for customer team Haas in FP1 for last year's Mexican and Abu Dhabi grands prix.
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