The teenager's F1 debut in Saudi Arabia comes at unexpected circumstances, standing in for Carlos Sainz after he was diagnosed with appendicitis.
The teenager's F1 debut in Saudi Arabia comes at unexpected circumstances, standing in for Carlos Sainz after he was diagnosed with appendicitis. Oliver, from Chelmsford, will be Britain's youngest driver to start an F1 race and the third youngest debutant behind Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll .The teenager has been a member of the Ferrari driver academy since 2021 and has driven in two practice sessions for the Haas team last year.
Much to the original disappointment of his mother, Oliver left his prestigious grammar school to chase his dream and ended up moving to Modena.Since the move, people have said Oliver has lost the Essex accent.Speaking to the Daily Mail, Oliver said: "I spend a lot of time with Italians, and communicating with people whose first language is not English isn't easy, so I have changed my word order and ended up with this everywhere accent.
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