Kevin Magnussen will sit out the whole Brazilian Grand Prix weekend resulting from sickness, with reserve driver Oliver Bearman remaining within the automotive till Sunday.
On Friday morning Haas introduced that Magnussen must sit out the Friday operating after being taken unwell, and that he would get replaced by Bearman at no cost observe and dash qualifying. That additionally meant Bearman would keep within the automotive for Saturday morning’s dash.
However in an additional replace Haas has now confirmed that Magnussen will not be within the automotive in any respect this weekend, with Bearman additionally participating in Saturday qualifying and Sunday’s grand prix.
“Haas F1 Crew can affirm that Kevin Magnussen won’t compete within the São Paulo Grand Prix and Oliver Bearman will race for the group for the rest of the weekend,” the group shared in a press release, with Motorsport.com understanding Magnussen’s signs are nausea-related.
Kevin Magnussen, Haas F1 Crew, speaks to the media
Photograph by: Lubomir Asenov / Motorsport Photos
Bearman acquitted himself nicely on Friday in his first-ever go to to Sao Paulo’s Interlagos circuit, taking third in free observe earlier than advancing to the highest 10 in dash qualifying.
The Briton was heading in the right direction for eighth place on the grid, however noticed his SQ3 laptime deleted for exceeding monitor limits and can line up in tenth, forward of skilled team-mate Nico Hulkenberg in twelfth.
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Bearman is about for his third grand prix begin and his second for Haas, having already changed Magnussen in Baku when the Danish driver served a one-race ban for accumulating too many penalty factors.
The 19-year-old Ferrari junior, who has already been signed by Haas to step as much as a full-time race seat in 2025, additionally deputised for Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz in Saudi Arabia when the Spaniard was handled for appendicitis.
Bearman’s third begin additionally means Haas should rethink its plans for the Abu Dhabi post-season check, which Bearman was set to participate in for his 2025 employer.
Drivers will not be allowed to have began in additional than two grands prix to be eligible to drive the group’s second automotive designated for rookies, whereas the groups’ different automotive is utilized by common drivers for Pirelli tyre testing.
Extra reporting by Oleg Karpov
