Haas confirmed Oliver Bearman will full the rest of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix weekend rather than the unwell Kevin Magnussen.
Magnussen was dominated out of Friday’s working resulting from 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 may have returned being qualifying on Saturday afternoon.
Haas supplied an replace after Friday’s monitor motion, with Magnussen dominated out of Sunday’s grand prix at Interlagos, and Bearman set for his second begin for the staff after a substitute look in Baku.
“MoneyGram Haas F1 Group can affirm that Kevin Magnussen won’t compete within the Sao Paulo Grand Prix and Oliver Bearman will race for the staff for the rest of the weekend,” the staff stated in an announcement.
Haas scored factors in every of the final 5 grands prix, a run that stretches to 6 race occasions if you embody the Dash at COTA. Magnussen himself completed seventh in Mexico Metropolis final weekend in what staff 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 rather than the unwell Carlos Sainz.
