Oliver Bearman has been named as a reserve of Haas for 2024 F1 season alongside Pietro Fittipaldi, with the former to undertake six FP1 sessions.
Ferrari junior Bearman has been named as a Haas reserve for the 2024 F1 season after taking part in FP1 sessions in 2023. The Brit will combine his year with F2 championship, where he will be racing for the second season with Prema Team.
Bearman impressed not just Haas and Ferrari, but most of the F1 paddock last year and is in a prime position to join the grid in the years to come. As a reward, the Brit will undertake six FP1 sessions in 2024 which fulfills the FIA requirements too.
The races where he will run in FP1 are Emilia Romagna GP, Spanish GP, British GP, Hungarian GP, Mexico GP and Abu Dhabi GP. Bearman will share the reserve duties with Fittipaldi, who continues on in the role for his sixth season with Haas.
He will combine his F1 programme with a full-time IndyCar schedule. “I’m pleased to have both Oliver Bearman and Pietro Fittipaldi as our reserve drivers,” said team boss Ayao Komatsu. “Oliver did a tremendous job for us last season settling in well and working through both his FP1 run programs in Mexico and Abu Dhabi and then with his test program.
“We’re looking forward to giving him the opportunity for more outings in FP1 in 2024 – with testing at a premium this is key running time, both for us to evaluate Oliver’s progress but also to enable him seat time in a Formula 1 car. Having Pietro with us for a sixth season is valuable as he again provides continuity and he’s been a great contributor to our program over the years – both on and off-track. We’re excited he’s landed a full-time IndyCar ride this season, so he can do what he loves to do – and that’s to race, but he’s there for us too as part of the Haas family.”
On the driver side, Oliver Bearman stated: “I’m really happy to be part of MoneyGram Haas F1 Team for the upcoming season. I had a great experience last year working with everyone at the team and I’m looking forward to building on that this year. There are several events I’ll be doing FP1’s at – alongside the reserve duties, which is exciting. I’m grateful to Haas F1 Team and Scuderia Ferrari for their faith and for supporting me.”
And Fittipaldi added: “I’m happy and proud to be going into my sixth season with MoneyGram Haas F1 Team. I’m looking forward to continuing our work in development and supporting the team in the best way I can throughout the 2024 FIA Formula 1 World Championship.”
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