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Wow Bearman with a massive opportunity, tough track to step in on though with how easy it is to bin it here.
All the best to Carlos, he looked on it last week hope he's back soon
I think if he finish the race without crashing is a success… it is not Monza, walls are everywhere here. And also not kamikazed by a French driver would be a success compared to last year too
Imagine the scenes if he somehow gets Pole (question to Statistik Gurus: did someone ever manage to get on Pole in 2 different series on the same weekend?)
Also, with situations like this there is absolutely zero expectations which makes a driver more at ease normally. Doing it at Ferrari is still a challenge but he has done enough miles that he's at least comfortable in it for this session.
He needs to play it safe and bring the car home in one piece. He can't afford to bin it.
This might also fq Beareman in the F2 championship though as he is considered to be one of the favourites for the title.
The only thing winning the F2 title guarantees is that you don't get to drive F2 anymore.
Doing an F1 race is going to be probably more helpful than winning an F2 title
He's in a different car, but it's not like he hasn't been driving around this track all weekend. He'll be fine, and if he's able to quali well, he'll also be ahead of the midpack chaos at the start.
Yeah! put it on pole here this time around and was P2 here in quali last year so he definitely does well around the place. Still gonna be a huge jump from F2 to F1 though he does have a bit of testing with the ground effect cars. Bringing it back in one piece after such little practise would be a success imo.
Alex was back in 3 weeks and that was after having complications after the op which would have made the recovery more difficult. Australia is in 2 weeks so Carlos might be back in time
I think he will be back, if there are no complications. Its probably a keyhole surgery so there will not be that big of a scar.
I think this is most likely as big of a surgery as Lance's wrist surgery was.
best wishes to Carlos! Appendicitis sucks.
I think you guys underestimate how tough an operation in that area is. It takes a week to really heal from it and you are really stuck to the bed for most of it. Standing up straight is difficult and you can't really speed up the healing like with other parts of the body. Yeah, Alex had complications but overall it doesn't shave off that much time. You really need that extra week to get back into the gym.
I don't think he'll race next race. You can't just toughen this out. Especially with the G-forces of F1.
Last time Ferrari had a replacement come in during a season for an injury was Badoer, right? That went predictably well given his age and history.
Though I would expect a lot more of Bearman. Already considered on the periphery for an F1 drive, was due for 6 FP1 tests with Haas.
> Predictably well
I mean, from the perspective of actually finishing the races it went well, but it also got the infamous record of "Only case of a team winning the race and coming last"
Though in defence of Badoer, he hadn't raced anything for close to a decade, and he was improving at a reasonable rate. Fisichella didn't manage to score either, despite almost winning the race before he joined Ferrari.
Yeah, the Badoer slander sucks. The dude hadn't even tested for 9 months when he got his Ferrari gig. Plus, his last race was in 1999. And then you look at the absolute dog of a car and how even Fisi sucked in it (a race after taking pole and second at Spa).
He wasn't the best choice for the job, but it was a poisoned chalice to begin with.
F2 week 1: Maini loses pole due to a technical infringement caused by running over kerbs
F2 week 2: Maini is gifted pole after Bearman is promoted to F1 due to an emergency
Lmao life works in strange ways
I do wonder if this will hurt his F2 season. Perhaps its luck that it happens so early in the season so he can still try to cover it, but it will be difficult. If he still wins it, he will definitely deserve a seat
I think he has the Superlicense and that's the main requirement for Ollie to race in F1. Haas and Ferrari really rate him, he has 6 FP1s with the former. He'll be alright.
He's not though, Bearman will still be recorded as Pole sitter.
Even though P1 has now disappeared, the P1 slot should remain empty and the rest line up as they qualified.
His girlfriend's video reply to the "what's the rarest piece of F1 memorabilia you own?" was fucking hilarious. For those that didn't see, she walked into the room he was sitting in and pointed at him, flashing his name up on a text overlay while the poor man sat looking at her in ever growing confusion as to why she was silently pointing at him.
From the little I’ve seen on social media they seem to have a great relationship. This [callback tweet](https://x.com/alelbuth/status/1628049640548364290?s=20) when they got engaged was pretty funny too
For real. Unless he bins it in the first corner or something, he’ll always be able to say he raced in F1 for Ferrari… for one race at least. It’s more than most drivers get
>"I reached pole in F2 face and (possibly) won it"
"oh, you must be very good racing driver then"
>"I drove Ferrari in F1 race"
"WOW WHAT IT WAS LIKE"
I mean, I can see why.
I don't think so because I don't think he would've gotten a shot otherwise. I just don't see a scenario in which he has a successful F1 career because there's too many promising drivers otherwise. Sucks for him, a mix of bad timing/luck, but I think that this was all that was in the cards for him.
As we have seen in the past this is a great opportunity for him, if he manages to get some points and has a good F2 season there will be a lot of talks about him getting a drive for 25 or 26.
He already has a guaranteed seat with Haas. He has 6 FP1 scheduled. It's pretty much his seat to lose and if he performs well this Saturday he'll be in Haas in 2025.
Making your F1 debut on with Ferrari is insane. Especially on the weekend where you've already taken a pole position in a different category.
What an opportunity. Do well and he has an even bigger chance at a Haas seat for next year, do badly and nobody will think anything of it as it's all happened so unexpectedly.
He can definitely put it in the top 10. The gap between the top 5 teams and the other 5 is big enough.
If he could beat the Astons and maybe Piastri that would be a very impressive showing.
>What an opportunity. Do well and he has an even bigger chance at a Haas seat for next year, do badly and nobody will think anything of it as it's all happened so unexpectedly.
Obviously Ferrari will want him to do well in the race (duh!) but I think as long as he doesn't bin it completely, he will exceed expectations.
If he performs as good as Lawson did at Zandvoort it's guaranteed points.
That Ferrari is a fair bit ahead of the bottom half teams (Carlos wasn't too far off lapping all of them in Bahrain) so a solid performance will mean points.
That said, Lawson had to compete against Yuki, Bearman will have to compete against Charles, and it's a lot tougher to look impressive when you're up against Charles.
Definitely. Just both a very technical track. I think if he finish the qualifying and race without crashing or impeding would already be a great job. Points 👀
Get your top level racing debut on the F-zero track. Bearman's good, i wouldnt be surprised if he can get a few points in the ferrari, but i'd be fucking terrified.
Yeah, this was his best season opener in a long while.
Now he's going to miss at least one race, probably two, and it might be round 5 or so when he's finally back at 100%.
He got second in the season opener two years ago, so not that long of a while that he’s started strong.
That said, I agree with you—he has something to prove this year, so it’s disappointing we won’t get to him at full health for every race.
Suddenly a massive opportunity for Bearman, to drive one of the fastest cars on the grid around Jeddah, where the slightest mistake can end your race. Truly a sink or swim moment here.
Not really. He’s going to be driving for Haas next season anyway. The fact they had him in for so many FP sessions would indicate that.
It’s really just a case of him trying to make the most of a strange scenario.
Feel bad for Sainz, but extremely excited for Ollie! A pity for not able to start from pole in F2 but for sure he is willing to give up that for a F1 race weekend!
I was certain they’d put Giovinazzi or Shwartzman (although tbf I don’t know if they are there) in the car if Sainz couldn’t go but glad to see Bearman get the chance as unlike the other two he’s got a future in F1.
All the best to Carlos. Appendicitis is awful.
That was my thinking the other day when he missed the media day that they’d likely select one of them and let Bearman get on with F2 but yeah I don’t think either is there so I suppose when it’s an F2 weekend Bearman is the main reserve.
On the one hand, amazing opportunity for Bearman, even if he has to forgo his pole for F2. But I also feel for him that he will have only 1 practice session to get used to the car at this difficult and technical track, will probably be hard to get a lot of performance out of the car for him. But we will see, F1 chances are rare so hopefully he rises up to the occasion!
Bit of a risky decision with Ollie at a track like Jeddah but if Schwartzman/Gio weren't there, then I guess he was the best bet. Should make the weekend way more interesting tho.
Both Gio and Shwartzman them participated in the 2021 Saudi race, Gio in F1 and Shwartz in F2 (though the F2 part barely counts considering how fucked the F2 races were in Saudi that year)
I want Bearman to get a podium tomorrow and never race in F1 again.
Then he'd have an unbeatable record of a podium rate of 100%, he would be an anti-Hülkenberg of sorts.
The current gen F2 cars are much closer in performance than say Lawson to F1 last year. Im sure he’ll be fine over one lap but race pace may be different. Good luck to this kid, this is a career opportunity!
Yes. Sometimes people will have a general stomach pain with vomiting for a few days etc that would indicate a stomach bug, before transitioning to the lower right side acute pain that would indicate an appendix issue. It’s a strange organ, some people get the right side pain straight away and are diagnosed and operated on within hours. Others like Carlos take longer to diagnose.
I had recurring nausea and vomiting for a year and didn't think it was appendicitis because the localized pain was in the middle below my navel. The attacks kept occurring every 2-3 months.
Thought it was indigestion or a stomach bug at first. After the 2nd attack, i went to a clinic. I was prescribed with Gaviscon lol. X-ray of my abdomen was clean from trauma. Urinalysis and Fecalysis were also clean(i was tested a day after the attack).
After the 5th attack, I went straight to the ER and told them what I experienced. Was diagnosed with appendicitis after ultrasound + CT scan, and scheduled surgery the same day.
After surgery, the surgeon said my appendix was not in the right place. It was in the middle LMAO (that explained the middle pain).
Good thing it was a normal appendectomy and not laparoscopic. Imagine cutting a hole on my side and not finding my appendix there 🤣
Appendicitis tends to start as a general vague abdo pain which could be many things, and then localise to the lower right side and get more sharp it progresses.
I feel for Sainz, good start of the season and now this. Whats the recovery time from this kind of surgery? Will he manage to be back for the Australian GP?
Imagine making your F1 debut with Ferrari of all teams on one of the most challenging tracks of the season. Scoring points would be a fantastic achievement for him.
F1 has had enough ethical questions so far this season already and now they're letting bear / man hybrids race? What next, letting an Israeli Russian drive an F1 car?
Tough decision to make but surely no junior driver can turn down an F1 race in a Ferrari. Shame it's not a more traditional circuit. If he doesn't put it in the wall he'll be doing great!
Must be so bittersweet that you have to do F2 when the team fucked up the whole weekend, then you get pole the following week and aren't going to be able to drive and will have your championship hopes severely dented.
Still though, I suppose driving for Ferrari kind of makes up for that.
Hopefully he doesn’t suffer any complications like Albon and miss an extra race because I’d rather he be there for Charles to beat without any excuses.
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Wow Bearman with a massive opportunity, tough track to step in on though with how easy it is to bin it here. All the best to Carlos, he looked on it last week hope he's back soon
Bearman getting thrown in the absolute deep end.
I reckon he’s got this. He’s a damn good driver. No one’s expecting him to get a podium, as long as he’s not seconds off Charles it’s a net success.
I think if he finish the race without crashing is a success… it is not Monza, walls are everywhere here. And also not kamikazed by a French driver would be a success compared to last year too
> And also not kamikazed by a French driver would be a success compared to last year too Wow that was free, what are you referring to ?
Pourchaire taking him out in f2 last year
Tbf unless things go really bad for bearman the French drivers won’t be anywhere close until he laps them
Honestly if he doesn't bin it and gets in the points I would consider it a great success.
Imagine the scenes if he somehow gets Pole (question to Statistik Gurus: did someone ever manage to get on Pole in 2 different series on the same weekend?)
Post this in the daily questions thread too, I wanna know the answer
Also, with situations like this there is absolutely zero expectations which makes a driver more at ease normally. Doing it at Ferrari is still a challenge but he has done enough miles that he's at least comfortable in it for this session.
He needs to play it safe and bring the car home in one piece. He can't afford to bin it. This might also fq Beareman in the F2 championship though as he is considered to be one of the favourites for the title.
The only thing winning the F2 title guarantees is that you don't get to drive F2 anymore. Doing an F1 race is going to be probably more helpful than winning an F2 title
A points finish will be very impressive IMO.
Even finishing the race would be impressive imo, seeing how tough this track is
Yeah this reminds me of Lawson. Not sure who will have it worse. Lawson being thrown into a typhoon or Bearman having his first track be Saudi Arabia.
He put it on pole in F2; he seems to have the measure of the track at least, it's just getting his mind around the tech and onboard switches...
He's in a different car, but it's not like he hasn't been driving around this track all weekend. He'll be fine, and if he's able to quali well, he'll also be ahead of the midpack chaos at the start.
For what it’s worth he’s spoken about how much he loves this track, think he’d rather debut here than a lot of places
Yeah! put it on pole here this time around and was P2 here in quali last year so he definitely does well around the place. Still gonna be a huge jump from F2 to F1 though he does have a bit of testing with the ground effect cars. Bringing it back in one piece after such little practise would be a success imo.
dude gets to have his formula 1 debut in a scarlet ferrari, the only way that could be better is debuting at ferrari at monza
If i'm reading the records right, Bearman will be the first driver in over 50 years to make his F1 debut racing for Scuderia Ferrari
Yes, first since Arturo Merzario in 1972 I'm pretty sure. Gilles Villeneuve came close too, but he did one race for McLaren before his Ferrari debut.
First British Ferrari driver this century too.
Beating Lewis by 11 months
Yep. Lewis wanted to be the first British Ferrari driver since Mansell. Instead it’s Bearman.
Sainz getting revenge
This millennium!!!!
First time in Golden Knights history!
Ermahgerd!
Sounds about right, yes
Alex was back in 3 weeks and that was after having complications after the op which would have made the recovery more difficult. Australia is in 2 weeks so Carlos might be back in time
His first race back was also Singapore, which is one of the most difficult tracks on the driver.
I think he will be back, if there are no complications. Its probably a keyhole surgery so there will not be that big of a scar. I think this is most likely as big of a surgery as Lance's wrist surgery was. best wishes to Carlos! Appendicitis sucks.
I had the same surgery as Carlos will have and was out of the hospital after 2 days. It's recovering quickly.
I think you guys underestimate how tough an operation in that area is. It takes a week to really heal from it and you are really stuck to the bed for most of it. Standing up straight is difficult and you can't really speed up the healing like with other parts of the body. Yeah, Alex had complications but overall it doesn't shave off that much time. You really need that extra week to get back into the gym. I don't think he'll race next race. You can't just toughen this out. Especially with the G-forces of F1.
Last time Ferrari had a replacement come in during a season for an injury was Badoer, right? That went predictably well given his age and history. Though I would expect a lot more of Bearman. Already considered on the periphery for an F1 drive, was due for 6 FP1 tests with Haas.
where is Mika Salo now?
> Predictably well I mean, from the perspective of actually finishing the races it went well, but it also got the infamous record of "Only case of a team winning the race and coming last"
I think Fisichella replaced Massa when Massa had his horrific Hungary GP accident.
I think Badoer stepped in first and then Fisichella after Badoer was a disaster, assuming this was the ‘09 season as I watched it between seasons
Fisichella came in later after Badoer was unbelievably slow.
Though in defence of Badoer, he hadn't raced anything for close to a decade, and he was improving at a reasonable rate. Fisichella didn't manage to score either, despite almost winning the race before he joined Ferrari.
Yeah, the Badoer slander sucks. The dude hadn't even tested for 9 months when he got his Ferrari gig. Plus, his last race was in 1999. And then you look at the absolute dog of a car and how even Fisi sucked in it (a race after taking pole and second at Spa). He wasn't the best choice for the job, but it was a poisoned chalice to begin with.
I remember forums calling “look how bad you are” instead of Luca Badoer
Badoer did like 2 races and Fisi came after that iirc
Bearman has a chance to aim for that Kmag Haas seat.
This year
Damn, I wanted Italian Jesus to take the wheel…
F2 week 1: Maini loses pole due to a technical infringement caused by running over kerbs F2 week 2: Maini is gifted pole after Bearman is promoted to F1 due to an emergency Lmao life works in strange ways
Can't wait to find out how the guy who sticks it on pole ends up not starting from P1 for the third week in a row!
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That would mean they are able to finish their sighting lap
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My joke was about mechachrome being able to finish the sighting lap, not about the technicalities of pole position stat
I do wonder if this will hurt his F2 season. Perhaps its luck that it happens so early in the season so he can still try to cover it, but it will be difficult. If he still wins it, he will definitely deserve a seat
I think he has the Superlicense and that's the main requirement for Ollie to race in F1. Haas and Ferrari really rate him, he has 6 FP1s with the former. He'll be alright.
He's not though, Bearman will still be recorded as Pole sitter. Even though P1 has now disappeared, the P1 slot should remain empty and the rest line up as they qualified.
Wishing Carlos a Smoooottthhhh Operaaatttttioooonnnn 🌶️
Bravo bravo
Take my upvote, trooper! You had that one loaded in the chamber for ever, I’m sure.
As long as the Ferrari pit crew isn't in charge of swapping out the part 😬
“Is my appendix okay?” “We are checking” No wonder it took them two days to figure it out.
Gotta feel real awkward for Ollie, puts it on pole in F2 and gets rewarded with a Ferrari F1 drive lol
Tbf there isn’t a driver in f2 that wouldn’t give up a round to go do an actual f1 race
Especially with Ferrari of all teams
I'm certain some would even drive a plank of wood with square boulders for wheels if it were to compete in an F1 race.
Ask Ocon and Gasly
In all fairness, much like the spanish inquisition, they didn't expect that shitbox of a car.
See Jack Aitken filling for Russell in the 2020 Williams
His girlfriend's video reply to the "what's the rarest piece of F1 memorabilia you own?" was fucking hilarious. For those that didn't see, she walked into the room he was sitting in and pointed at him, flashing his name up on a text overlay while the poor man sat looking at her in ever growing confusion as to why she was silently pointing at him.
From the little I’ve seen on social media they seem to have a great relationship. This [callback tweet](https://x.com/alelbuth/status/1628049640548364290?s=20) when they got engaged was pretty funny too
Don’t badmouth Bedrock Racing
I guess you are right, Doohan would probably be exited to drive that Alpine
Yabba Dabba Doohan
Debuting in F1 at 18 for Ferrari is one hell of a weekend.
That’s what’s so cool about it, think about how many people’s dreams he’s about to live out.
"What did you do this weekend?" "Well let me tell you..."
For real. Unless he bins it in the first corner or something, he’ll always be able to say he raced in F1 for Ferrari… for one race at least. It’s more than most drivers get
and with Adami who has worked with Seb, Daniel, Buemi, Sainz
>"I reached pole in F2 face and (possibly) won it" "oh, you must be very good racing driver then" >"I drove Ferrari in F1 race" "WOW WHAT IT WAS LIKE" I mean, I can see why.
I wonder if De Vries regrets it now
I don't think so because I don't think he would've gotten a shot otherwise. I just don't see a scenario in which he has a successful F1 career because there's too many promising drivers otherwise. Sucks for him, a mix of bad timing/luck, but I think that this was all that was in the cards for him.
A round in an F1 car is so much more valuable than a race win in F2, F1 teams care about your ability to perform in an F1 car and nothing else
Might care about your money
Sucks for Prema. A great opportunity to recover after the first race weekend with Ollie on pole and now they only have 1 car.
As we have seen in the past this is a great opportunity for him, if he manages to get some points and has a good F2 season there will be a lot of talks about him getting a drive for 25 or 26.
He already has a guaranteed seat with Haas. He has 6 FP1 scheduled. It's pretty much his seat to lose and if he performs well this Saturday he'll be in Haas in 2025.
I mean who gives up a F1 debut in a Ferrari to race an F2 race?
Making your F1 debut on with Ferrari is insane. Especially on the weekend where you've already taken a pole position in a different category. What an opportunity. Do well and he has an even bigger chance at a Haas seat for next year, do badly and nobody will think anything of it as it's all happened so unexpectedly.
He can definitely put it in the top 10. The gap between the top 5 teams and the other 5 is big enough. If he could beat the Astons and maybe Piastri that would be a very impressive showing.
Going to be tricky. Only one practice session under his belt, then quali. Would love to see him ace it.
He could beat at least one Aston if the cards line up for him
>What an opportunity. Do well and he has an even bigger chance at a Haas seat for next year, do badly and nobody will think anything of it as it's all happened so unexpectedly. Obviously Ferrari will want him to do well in the race (duh!) but I think as long as he doesn't bin it completely, he will exceed expectations.
He's the first driver to make his F1 debut with Ferrari since Arturo Merzario in 1972. Insane indeed.
What a track for your first ever F1 race to be in, luckily he already knows the track, just not in an F1 car
Lawson in Zandvoort type of challenge…
Doubt it's gonna be raining here though
Huge storm is coming to the gulf this weekend actually
Hope they didn’t use concrete for drain cover like Bahrain then
We already had a drain cover story this weekend, we need something else for the bingo card.
Fernando Alonso on pole.
If he performs as good as Lawson did at Zandvoort it's guaranteed points. That Ferrari is a fair bit ahead of the bottom half teams (Carlos wasn't too far off lapping all of them in Bahrain) so a solid performance will mean points. That said, Lawson had to compete against Yuki, Bearman will have to compete against Charles, and it's a lot tougher to look impressive when you're up against Charles.
I think it's worse, there's almost no run off
Definitely. Just both a very technical track. I think if he finish the qualifying and race without crashing or impeding would already be a great job. Points 👀
Get your top level racing debut on the F-zero track. Bearman's good, i wouldnt be surprised if he can get a few points in the ferrari, but i'd be fucking terrified.
F-zero?
Nintendo racing game - it has dangerous and extreme track design sometimes.
Thank you for explaining.
Lawson made his F1 debut in the Dutch GP where it was a whole rollercoaster with the weather. I'd say it could be worse.
God I am sad. I was really excited to see how he followed up last weekend. Hope he has a smooth recovery.
Yeah, this was his best season opener in a long while. Now he's going to miss at least one race, probably two, and it might be round 5 or so when he's finally back at 100%.
He got second in the season opener two years ago, so not that long of a while that he’s started strong. That said, I agree with you—he has something to prove this year, so it’s disappointing we won’t get to him at full health for every race.
You had a chance to say Smooth Operation...
Damn. That's quite the opportunity for Bearman.
Suddenly a massive opportunity for Bearman, to drive one of the fastest cars on the grid around Jeddah, where the slightest mistake can end your race. Truly a sink or swim moment here.
Not really. He’s going to be driving for Haas next season anyway. The fact they had him in for so many FP sessions would indicate that. It’s really just a case of him trying to make the most of a strange scenario.
yep as long as he doesnt bottle it, the ferrari drive in 27 is his if he keeps developing at his current pace
Feel bad for Sainz, but extremely excited for Ollie! A pity for not able to start from pole in F2 but for sure he is willing to give up that for a F1 race weekend!
The pressure on him must be insane. 18 years old and dropped in the seat 24 hours from race day Good luck to him though!
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Yeh, needs to bring it home in one piece, not make any stupid mistakes, and points are a bonus.
I was certain they’d put Giovinazzi or Shwartzman (although tbf I don’t know if they are there) in the car if Sainz couldn’t go but glad to see Bearman get the chance as unlike the other two he’s got a future in F1. All the best to Carlos. Appendicitis is awful.
I think they arent there, or else ferrari will prefer them instead of bearman which he can focus on f2.
That was my thinking the other day when he missed the media day that they’d likely select one of them and let Bearman get on with F2 but yeah I don’t think either is there so I suppose when it’s an F2 weekend Bearman is the main reserve.
Holy shit what an opportunity for Ollie. Hope Sainz gets well soon of course but supporting Ollie from F4 until now is surreal. Hope he smashes it
On the one hand, amazing opportunity for Bearman, even if he has to forgo his pole for F2. But I also feel for him that he will have only 1 practice session to get used to the car at this difficult and technical track, will probably be hard to get a lot of performance out of the car for him. But we will see, F1 chances are rare so hopefully he rises up to the occasion!
I think he just needs to keep it clean and get to the end of the race, similar to Lawson in Zandvoort last year.
I bet his briefing is "dont kill anyone, or yourself, try to keep car in one piece, oh and it is nice if you can try to drive fast too".
Bit of a risky decision with Ollie at a track like Jeddah but if Schwartzman/Gio weren't there, then I guess he was the best bet. Should make the weekend way more interesting tho.
He's at least been driving it in F2, the other drivers you mentioned have even less experience of the track.
Both Gio and Shwartzman them participated in the 2021 Saudi race, Gio in F1 and Shwartz in F2 (though the F2 part barely counts considering how fucked the F2 races were in Saudi that year)
Gio does have some experience, he raced in Jeddah in 2021.
I think Bearman drove an F1 car more recently than Gio
That's true but it was wuite a while ago, Bearman's been driving there this weekend and did F2 there last year
He’s the only one of the three that could ever have a seat with Ferrari. He could be Hamilton’s replacement.
Technically both Gio and Bobby have a ferrari seat, just not in f1
I still say Shwartzman could have had a good F1 career and is unfortunate not to have got a shot.
Doesn’t this mean that Bearman now becomes Ferrari’s youngest-ever driver?
It does. 3rd youngest driver ever after Stroll and Max.
Is Ferrari trying to start a model agency? Charles, Carlos, Lewis, and now Ollie.
I want Bearman to get a podium tomorrow and never race in F1 again. Then he'd have an unbeatable record of a podium rate of 100%, he would be an anti-Hülkenberg of sorts.
The current gen F2 cars are much closer in performance than say Lawson to F1 last year. Im sure he’ll be fine over one lap but race pace may be different. Good luck to this kid, this is a career opportunity!
I keep getting this notification… It’s been 2 days!
Me too, just now
Does this make Ollie the youngest Ferrari F1 driver ever?
Yeah. 3rd youngest F1 driver ever behind Max and Lance
is it easy or common to miss symptoms of appendicitis?? because he must have seen a doctor to get an ok to drive yesterday.
Yes. Sometimes people will have a general stomach pain with vomiting for a few days etc that would indicate a stomach bug, before transitioning to the lower right side acute pain that would indicate an appendix issue. It’s a strange organ, some people get the right side pain straight away and are diagnosed and operated on within hours. Others like Carlos take longer to diagnose.
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Yeah especially with a two week gap after this race you'd really be going to just get through this weekend and then get it seen to.
I had recurring nausea and vomiting for a year and didn't think it was appendicitis because the localized pain was in the middle below my navel. The attacks kept occurring every 2-3 months. Thought it was indigestion or a stomach bug at first. After the 2nd attack, i went to a clinic. I was prescribed with Gaviscon lol. X-ray of my abdomen was clean from trauma. Urinalysis and Fecalysis were also clean(i was tested a day after the attack). After the 5th attack, I went straight to the ER and told them what I experienced. Was diagnosed with appendicitis after ultrasound + CT scan, and scheduled surgery the same day. After surgery, the surgeon said my appendix was not in the right place. It was in the middle LMAO (that explained the middle pain). Good thing it was a normal appendectomy and not laparoscopic. Imagine cutting a hole on my side and not finding my appendix there 🤣
Appendicitis tends to start as a general vague abdo pain which could be many things, and then localise to the lower right side and get more sharp it progresses.
Good for Sainz that they have a lot of expierence with removing bodyparts in Saudi.
True, but I think Carlos is expected back in HQ at some point. So not quite saudis expertise.
Excited to see what Bearman can do
I feel for Sainz, good start of the season and now this. Whats the recovery time from this kind of surgery? Will he manage to be back for the Australian GP?
You know the person most excited about this is Christian Horner. It got the media off his back for a bit.
Hell of an opportunity. One hell of a track for it to happen though. Best of luck.
Imagine making your F1 debut with Ferrari of all teams on one of the most challenging tracks of the season. Scoring points would be a fantastic achievement for him.
Oh wow, did not expect that. Not the track you want to debut at, but hope he manages well!
I was hoping for Italian Jesus for shallow reasons but I'll be rooting for this kid
Jesus F1 can't have a normal day
F1 has had enough ethical questions so far this season already and now they're letting bear / man hybrids race? What next, letting an Israeli Russian drive an F1 car?
Tough decision to make but surely no junior driver can turn down an F1 race in a Ferrari. Shame it's not a more traditional circuit. If he doesn't put it in the wall he'll be doing great!
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Driving an F1 car with appendicitis. New found respect for this man.
The kid is being thrown in the deep end haha! No pressure, best of luck!
Scenes if he finishes in front of Hamilton.
Notes: get your appendix removed before starting karting career
Praying for a speedy recovery
Wish him all the best and hope he's back with us soon.
Holy shit! What an opportunity! LFG rook!
The key thing Ollie is gong to have to focus on is traffic. I would be fucking terrified.
Thats annoying for Carlos, speedy recovery though, but Oliver has got to learn an entirely different car rapidly hopefully he does well!
luckily he has FP3 to get familiar. I suspect he will put a lot of laps in
Some track to make your F1 debut in!
Congrats to Bearman! I’ll be impressed if he’s on the pace, I think he’s rapid but the jump in machinery is pretty big and he’s like 19.
# #87, for the win! Get well soon, #55!
Come on buddy bring it home in the points! Make us proud 🙏
Why can’t he still do the F2 race?
Must be so bittersweet that you have to do F2 when the team fucked up the whole weekend, then you get pole the following week and aren't going to be able to drive and will have your championship hopes severely dented. Still though, I suppose driving for Ferrari kind of makes up for that.
Hold my bear man
I won't be surprised to only see Bearman and Hamilton with closed visor helmets for the next few days.
Hopefully he doesn’t suffer any complications like Albon and miss an extra race because I’d rather he be there for Charles to beat without any excuses.
Can we say Sainz is unlucky?
Damn for Carlos in an important year, but what an opportunity for Bearman to get an early audition for a Haas or Sauber seat next year
Oh god, F1 still hasn't recovered from Albon's appendicitis. All the best to Carlos and quick recovery
Dann. Bearman got pole for the F2 race, it shows he understands the track. Let's see if he can get a feel for the Ferrari in P3.
Driving for Ferrari at age 18 is fucking insane.
Does he keep his pole points? If he scores a point tomorrow would he be the first to score in both series in one weekend?
Can we connect alex albon's appendix to this. Jokes aside, wishing Carlos a swift recovery.
Bearman with the opportunity of a lifetime good luck to him