THEY’RE the young adrenaline junkies set to take over the world of Formula One – if they can hold their nerve.
After impressing on his debut in Saudi Arabia, where he filled in for teammate Carlos Sainz while he underwent surgery for appendicitis, Ferrari rookie Oliver Bearman is now tipped to receive a first-team call-up for rival Haas, where he’s also a reserve driver.
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Oliver Bearman is considered one of the ‘hottest’ young stars in F1Credit: Getty
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The F2 driver from Chelmsford beat seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton to finish seventh in Jeddah, and has now been tipped as one of the sport’s hottest young drivers.
Oliver, who is dating glamorous TiKTok star Estelle Ogilvy, is reportedly already a millionaire at the age of 18, and can look forward to lapping up the spoils enjoyed by F1 stars if he makes the grid.
But while his career appears to have gone from zero to 100mph in no time, it follows years of hard graft and sacrifice as a reserve driver.
Contrary to what you might expect, the life of F2 stars is far from the glitz and glamour of a Formula 1 driver, says The Sun’s F1 correspondent Ben Hunt.
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“What they do a lot of the time is the work that the F1 drivers don’t want to do,” he explains.
“Where the F1 drivers will go home to Monaco after a race, the reserve driver will go to the factory and in the simulator and try to ascertain what went right and wrong to make changes and progress.
“It’s a thankless task doing all the preparation and making the car better.
“You’re not driving, so it can be dispiriting. You’re not getting the chance to show what you can do.
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