One-time Formula 1 team-mates Ollie Bearman and Charles Leclerc share much common ground – beyond their shared experience racing Ferrari’s SF-24 around Jeddah’s high-speed city track blast.
While racing full-time in the lower formulas, they both made several practice appearances for the Haas squad where Bearman is now set to make an unscheduled early debut in place of Kevin Magnussen at next week’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. That can’t quite be ‘unexpected’ given how long Magnussen faced racing at F1’s penalty points limit, but Haas couldn’t know exactly when, and indeed, if, the Dane would earn any more sanctions.
