Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has urged his crew to go all out to land Oliver Bearman ahead of future time.
Steiner stepped down at the conclude of previous year and was changed by Ayao Komatsu, who was promoted in his area.
On the other hand, the Italian is however maintaining an eye on proceedings and has discovered rookie Bearman as someone who is prepared for a entire-time F1 seat next yr.
The 18-year-aged was a past minute substitution for Carlos Sainz at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, just after Sainz was taken ill with appendicitis.
Bearman stepped up from Formula 2 and impressed with a seventh spot end for Ferrari.
Guenther Steiner desires his outdated staff Haas to to try out and give Oliver Bearman a seat next year
Bearman was a late substitution for Carlos Sainz at previous weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
The teenager concluded seventh in his debut race and appears to be like established for a entire time place in F1 in 2025
Owning seen his assure in two practice sessions for Haas final calendar year, Steiner thinks his previous staff must be hunting to protected him for 2025.
‘Coming in to switch Carlos at the final moment – that was a lot of force on him,’ Steiner explained to Components1.com.
‘Let’s not overlook, he was on pole for the F2 race – he was by now excited about that.
‘Then getting the information he experienced to switch Carlos the upcoming day need to have been a ton to deal with. But you would not have recognised. He was pretty great all through. Dependent on his performance in Jeddah, after what I observed from him at Haas, I would set him in a race seat.
‘Obviously, it depends on the circumstances and what seats are obtainable. You need to see the whole landscape, but he would be a prospect. Clearly, it is not 100% that he will realize success.
‘It’s even now a danger. But the way he taken care of himself in qualifying and the race in Jeddah, having just had one particular hour of exercise, suggests the possibility is so a lot more compact.’
A amount of groups could be seeking to offer you the youthful driver a location for upcoming season
With numerous major title contracts up at the conclude of the calendar year, there could be a number of motorists who are on the shift following period – including Lewis Hamilton who will swap Mercedes for Ferrari for 2025.
It means Bearman could have many opportunities and Steiner thinks he could end up at any amount of groups.
Adding ‘He’s in a excellent put as at the end of this yr, there are a whole lot of contracts up with motorists, so he can set himself in great a placement. He can not go any where he needs, but I imagine there is additional than just one possibility for him.