Haas targets to “restart” its F1 project, and expects a lot from Ferrari sensation Oliver Bearman

Haas crew boss Ayao Komatsu has revealed that the American crew will selected an skilled driver alongside freshly-signed Oliver Bearman from whom the Japanese expects a lot in his debut season.

Formula One’s sole American outfit confirmed final week that Ferrari junior driver Oliver Bearman will drive for the American crew in 2025, making his debut as a full-time driver in Formula One.

Bearman, in his extra function as reserve driver for Scuderia Ferrari, made a memorable Formula 1 debut again in March in Saudi Arabia substituting for the sidelined Carlos Sainz – in doing so turning into the third-youngest racer in Formula 1 historical past. The then 18-year-old from Chelmsford completed in P7 at his debut.

Assessing Haas’ present scenario, crew boss Ayao Komatsu famous: “We are nonetheless just about a rising crew. We are a comparatively new crew. And then we’re restarting, to illustrate, and bettering our efficiency.

“And Ollie, clearly, is a very gifted younger driver with a very sturdy head on his shoulders. And he is very calm, however mature, received the pace, and very a lot a crew participant. So the issues how we would like to progress as a crew, that is what I imply by a very excellent match.

Reflecting on Bearman’s first F1 outing ultimately 12 months’s Mexican Grand Prix, Komatsu mentioned: “Because, once more, that is what was spectacular earlier than once we first put him within the automobile in Mexico, you understand, very first time in a Formula 1 automobile, FP1 session.

“Of course, he was excited. But then once more, he understood the target of the crew what this session means to the crew, what we’d like to obtain. And then, in fact, he is making an attempt to drive as quick as potential. But inside that larger image, he understands at all times the context very, very effectively.

“So that’s what was impressive before. And then, of course, you know, it’s not something he needed to change today. Of course, he was, I’m sure, very happy to drive in front of his home crowd after the announcement. So he was enjoying it. But fundamentally, the approach was exactly the same.”

Haas is but to affirm the driving force who will race alongside Bearman in 2024. Komatsu refused to reveal the identification of the potential candidates, however he gave away that it will likely be an skilled driver.

“For a team like us, we cannot have two rookies. So now that we’ve taken Ollie as a rookie, we will try to appoint somebody who’s got decent F1 experience.”