Haas confirmed Oliver Bearman will full the rest of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix weekend instead of the unwell Kevin Magnussen.
Magnussen was dominated out of Friday’s operating as a result of illness, with Bearman stepping in for FP1 and Dash qualifying, impressing with a run to SQ3 and tenth on the grid forward of teammate Nico Hulkenberg. Collaborating in Dash qualifying means Bearman was already going to should race within the Dash itself, with the earliest Magnussen might have returned being qualifying on Saturday afternoon.
Haas offered an replace after Friday’s observe motion, with Magnussen dominated out of Sunday’s grand prix at Interlagos, and Bearman set for his second begin for the workforce after a substitute look in Baku.
“MoneyGram Haas F1 Crew can affirm that Kevin Magnussen is not going to compete within the Sao Paulo Grand Prix and Oliver Bearman will race for the workforce for the rest of the weekend,” the workforce mentioned in a press release.
Haas scored factors in every of the final 5 grands prix, a run that stretches to 6 race occasions if you embrace the Dash at COTA. Magnussen himself completed seventh in Mexico Metropolis final weekend in what workforce principal Ayao Komatsu described as “one of the best race efficiency” he had seen from the Dane.
In addition to his outing for Haas in Azerbaijan — when he changed the suspended Magnussen — Bearman has additionally raced for Ferrari this 12 months, ending seventh within the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix instead of the unwell Carlos Sainz.
