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BRITISH wonderkid Oliver Bearman looks set to earn a seat with Haas for the 2025 Formula 1 season, according to reports.
The 18-year-old impressed on his F1 debut in Saudi Arabia last month as he finished a highly respectable seventh after being handed an opportunity with Ferrari when Carlos Sainz was ruled out with appendicitis.
That caught the attention of the paddock as the teenager put himself in the frame to be considered for a permanent seat next year.
And according to The Times he is now the frontrunner to replace Nico Hulkenberg, 36, at Haas after it was confirmed the fan-favourite will be leaving at the end of the 2024 campaign.
It comes after SunSport exclusively tipped Bearman to join the team back in March.
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu, who …
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