History-maker Oliver Bearman praised for “incredible job” as emergency F1 stand-in

Oliver Bearman says he was "not🐼 proud" of his F1 qualifying debut, bu𓃲t received high-praise from Charles Leclerc.

Oliver Bearman (GBR) Ferrari Reserve Driver. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Jeddah, Saudi
Oliver Bearman (GBR) Ferrari Reserve Driver. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi Arabian…

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc believes Oliver Bearman did an “incredible job” on his F1 qualifying debut for Ferrari as a last-minute stand-in for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz.

The British teenager was drafted in on the morning of qualifying after Ferrari regular Sainz needed immediate surgery for append💞icitis.

Bearman was pulled out of 🐬his Formula 2 duties to replace Sainz, and was only informed an hour before the final pr💝actice session began.

The 18-year-old, who became the youngest-ever British F1 driver, as well as the youngest to drive for Ferrari, was lauded by Leclerc after qualify𝓡ing 11th for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

“First of all, I hope Carlos will recover quickly,” said Leclerc, who was beaten to pole position by Max Verstappen. “Then on Ollie’s side, I mean, he’s done an incredible job, obviously, with only one session♏ in FP3.

“He was straight up🦩 to speed and⛄ comfortable with the car. So it’s good. I’m happy for him, obviously.

“It’s a very special day – the first race in Ferrari having done only one session, I guess is even more special. So I hope that💃 tomorrow we can have a great race, both of us and score good points for the team.”

Oliver Bearman (GBR) Ferrari SF-24 Reserve Driver. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Jeddah,
Oliver Bearman (GBR) Ferrari SF-24 Reserve Driver. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi…

Bearman ꦬadmitted he was disappointed about failing to reach Q3 after a “messy” second qualifying sess💦ion.

"At the moment not so proud, the racer in me knows that the car was quick enough to be in Q3, so a little bit disappo🐲inted with that,” he told Sky.

"But I know that when I look back in a couple of days I'll beꦏ quite proud of what I've managed to do today.

"The goal was to do as many laps as possib🍃le. Especially at night, I missed FP☂2 which is not ideal. That was the goal.

"The soft tyre lasts quite well, it's quite durable, so just tried to ꦆget as many laps in Q1. Q2 was a bit more messy, a few mistakes on my side, so that's where I'm disappointed."

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