Oliver Bearman will make his Haas debut early as Kevin Magnussen’s alternative on the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Ferrari reserve driver Bearman, who made his System One debut on the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix when Carlos Sainz had appendicitis, is racing for Haas full-time in 2025.

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The 19-year-old will step into racing duties early rather than Magnussen, who picked up his twelfth penalty level over a rolling yr interval on the Italian Grand Prix.

F1’s guidelines state doing so comes with an computerized one-race ban.

Magnussen is in his closing set of races with Haas after having did not safe a race seat for subsequent season.

Bearman and Alpine’s Esteban Ocon are signed as much as race for Haas in 2025.

Bearman has taken half in follow classes for Haas at Imola, Barcelona, Silverstone and Budapest this yr thus far.

The Englishman will nonetheless be Ferrari’s reserve driver for the race weekend, which means Haas might want to affirm a possible stand-in for him on the unlikely likelihood he’s referred to as on as he was in Saudi.