Oliver Bearman will become the fourth British driver on the Formula 1 grid next season after signing to race for the US-based Haas team.
“It’s hard to put into words just how much this means to me," said Bearman, who took his maiden Formula 2 victory in Austria last weekend.“To be one of the very few people who get to do the thing that they dreamed of as a child is something truly incredible.”Despite not driving the car until final practice - Sainz had driven on Friday - Bearman qualified 11th and finished seventh in the race.
“He’s developed into an incredibly mature driver under the guidance of the Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy and the world saw that for themselves when he was called in at the last minute to compete at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.” In addition, Williams driver Alex Albon, who races under the Thai flag, was born in London and has dual Thai-British nationality.
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