At Imola, the fourth round of the F2 season begins\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0Oliver<\/span>\u00a0“<\/span>Ollie<\/span>”\u00a0<\/span>Bearman is looking for more points and wins. The Englishman\u00a0<\/span>seems to want<\/span>\u00a0to focus entirely on his second season in Formula\u00a0<\/span>2,<\/span>\u00a0while rumors about his future increase. In the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix<\/a>, Ollie will take the place of Magnussen and will drive in FP1 for Haas.\u00a0<\/span>This<\/span>\u00a0will be a chance for him to show his potential in front of the eyes of the\u00a0<\/span>main<\/span>\u00a0Formula 1 teams.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Last year\u00a0<\/span>Ollie<\/span>\u00a0Bearman finished his first season in sixth place, second among the Rookies behind Victor Martins. With four wins, including a Clean Sweep in Baku, Ollie quickly won the hearts of his fans. After a good season last year, the goal of the Englishman was to improve in 2024 the past results. However, in motorsport\u00a0<\/span>not<\/span>\u00a0everything always goes as planned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Prema had some difficulty\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0finding the right pace in the initial round of the season.\u00a0<\/span>Bearman<\/span>\u00a0had to settle for a 16th and 15th position in the Sprint and the Feature Race\u00a0<\/span>respectively<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0But in Jeddah, things seemed to have changed.\u00a0<\/span>Since Free Practice, the young Englishman proved to be very fast, and in\u00a0<\/span>qualifying<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>he managed to get<\/span>\u00a0pole position.<\/span>\u00a0However, when Ferrari Team Principal Fred Vasseur calls you to replace Carlos Sainz, who has had appendicitis, you\u00a0<\/span>can\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0refuse. So Bearman proved what he\u00a0<\/span>was made<\/span>\u00a0of and\u00a0<\/span>that he<\/span>\u00a0had what it takes to run in the master class. Ollie finished the race in seventh place, collecting\u00a0<\/span>important<\/span>\u00a0points for his Formula 1 resume.\u00a0<\/span>His performance has\u00a0<\/span>been praised<\/span>\u00a0by several drivers and journalists, who quickly realized what a star he is in the ranks of the Ferrari Driver Academy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI think in Jeddah, I proved that I was ready to jump in at short notice. I’m quite happy with the job that I did there. Hopefully it’s not the case to drive again because of course my main focus is F2, at least for this season. But I keep my phone on loud. If I get the call, I’m ready to go\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Bearman is ready to get back in the car for any occasion, but<\/span> for now, his main goal remains F2 and, above all, demonstrate his true potential. In Melbourne<\/a>, due to a technical problem in qualifying, he started 16th. In the Sprint Race, he was penalized for a contact with Duerksen and was relegated to 14th position. On Sunday he finished P9, recovering seven positions. For Bearman, however, the results obtained do not represent the real potential of the car, and<\/span> he feels that Imola can be\u00a0<\/span>a good<\/span>\u00a0opportunity to prove what he and the team are capable of doing:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “I think Barrain is a bit of an outlier, even last year\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0struggled a bit there as a team. Then\u00a0<\/span>for<\/span>\u00a0the rest, I was on pole in Jedder\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>I was also<\/span>\u00a0going to do at least\u00a0<\/span>top<\/span>\u00a0three in Australia. However, I had an engine failure but I think it looks a lot w<\/span>orse<\/span>\u00a0than it is. The pace in Australia was\u00a0<\/span>very strong and<\/span>\u00a0I was\u00a0<\/span>not a<\/span>ble<\/span>\u00a0to show it because I had a technical failure in qualifying\u00a0<\/span>but<\/span>\u00a0that\u2019s part of the game.<\/span>\u00a0That\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0part of racing,\u00a0<\/span>you<\/span>\u00a0have to\u00a0<\/span>be prepared<\/span>\u00a0for that at some point. Nothing is ever perfect with these\u00a0<\/span>any<\/span>\u00a0race cars. So yeah, I need\u00a0<\/span>to now bring some consistency<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0I think now\u2019s the time to do it. Now we have the tracks that we know in Europe, I\u00a0<\/span>think<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0I hope that Prema will surprise everyone quite soon<\/span>, the<\/span>\u00a0team is doing a great job with a new car.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Bearman adds that in high-speed circuits the team was very strong. Therefore, the Italian team could give a good show to Italian fans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Taking the wheel for FP1 tomorrow! \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9@OllieBearman<\/a> will get his first taste of the VF-24 alongside Nico for the first session of the weekend.#HaasF1<\/a> #ImolaGP<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/qn8dWIoJiK<\/a><\/p>\n — MoneyGram Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) May 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nOliver Bearman between F2 and F1<\/h4>\n
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