After changing Carlos Sainz on the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Oliver Bearman has now signed a contract to grow to be a full-time System One driver from 2025 onwards with Haas. The motive force who was his teammate for a single race, Charles Leclerc, had nothing however reward for the teen.
“I do know Olly very properly, truthfully I feel he is such an extremely gifted driver,” Leclerc started when speaking to GPblog amongst others. “I feel that what you want in your first yr is all the time very particular to every driver, as a result of it additionally will depend on how a lot preparation you have had earlier than getting there and I feel Olly may be very properly ready and he has proven that in Jeddah when he jumped within the automotive and was immediately very, very sturdy,” the Monegasque driver commented on the Briton.
Leclerc’s recommendation
Leclerc did have one recommendation for Bearman. “I feel one typical recommendation that I’ll give him is to not put himself below an excessive amount of stress. He is nonetheless very, very younger, and the velocity, he has it. He has confirmed it a number of instances. He isn’t having a straightforward season, because the workforce is struggling just a little bit in F2, quite a bit truly, however he is extremely quick and I’ve little question that he will probably be a brilliant quick in System One.”
Equally to Bearman, Leclerc was additionally driving in Ferrari’s junior programme, after which signed with a workforce that had Ferrari engines, Sauber on the time. “He simply must take his time, make the errors that he must [make] with a view to be taught and to grow to be a greater driver and never put your self below an excessive amount of stress as a result of that is the place generally you’ll be able to carry out just a little bit much less, not at your optimum potential. So yeah simply go for it and revel in it,” this yr’s Monaco GP winner concluded.
