ESSEX boy Oliver Bearman has become Britain’s latest – and youngest – F1 star after making his debut for Ferrari. Bearman only had an hour’s practice to get up to speed with the Ferrari before qualifying for Saturday’s Saudi Arabian GP. And Bearman Junior revealed he was in the dark about his incredible call-up until the eleventh hour. He said: “I woke up this morning fully prepared for my F2 race and I got the call late in the day, just a few hours before FP3 that I would be doing it. Last year he was sixth in the Formula Two championship and on Thursday he qualified for the F2 race here in Saudi Arabia on pole. Bearman is the first Brit to drive for F1’s most famous team since Nigel Mansell in 1990. And to make my F1 debut in red, hopefully it is a sign to come.”.

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