The Frenchman says that the 18-year-old ought to consider his F2 programme and profit from the Haas FP1 working that he has lined up.
Ferrari has no vacancies for the quick future as Charles Leclerc’s contract was just lately prolonged, whereas Lewis Hamilton will be a part of from Mercedes for 2025 on a multi-year deal.
Ferrari can doubtlessly place Bearman elsewhere till it has a vacant seat, with Haas the apparent alternative, though staff principal Ayao Komatsu has careworn that he’s happy with Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg.
When requested if Bearman may finally observe in Hamilton’s footsteps as a Briton at Ferrari Vasseur made it clear that it’s too early for such ideas, particularly provided that the seven-time world champion hasn’t even began.
“Do not begin to talk about after Lewis Hamilton, Lewis remains to be not within the staff!,” he stated when requested about Bearman’s possibilities after his spectacular drive to seventh in Jeddah.
“However it’s an excellent sign for Ollie for certain, it is an necessary milestone. In Melbourne and Imola he shall be again on the F2 mission, and a very powerful problem for Ollie shall be this one.
“He’ll begin quickly the FP1 periods with Haas, and this shall be necessary additionally for us to present him expertise and mileage within the automotive. However for certain with this one [Jeddah] he has the end result within the pocket already.”
Nico Hulkenberg, Haas VF-24 battles with Oliver Bearman, Ferrari SF-24
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Bearman shall be endeavor an prolonged programme of FP1 periods for Haas with outings at Imola, Barcelona, Silverstone, Hungary, Mexico Metropolis and Abu Dhabi.
Vasseur careworn that he has to proceed to be taught and present enchancment.
“It’s important to take into account Jeddah is a step, not the ultimate goal,” he stated. “He did effectively this weekend, however he could have different challenges in entrance of him sooner or later with the F2.
“He’ll do a few FP1s with us and Haas throughout the season and all of you, together with me, in six months’ time we cannot communicate any extra about Jeddah, we’ll talk about Mexico, Brazil [sic], and if he is doing effectively or not.
“And each single day shall be a brand new problem. However for certain, if he is conserving the identical method as immediately, it’s going to go effectively.”
Bearman landed the Jeddah drive as a result of he was the designated Ferrari reserve for the weekend, regardless of being busy along with his personal F2 commitments. That can also be the case for the upcoming Australian GP.
Ferrari didn’t maintain its choices open by having both Antonio Giovinazzi or Robert Shwartzman on standby in Jeddah as a result of with a busy 24-race F1 calendar and each drivers additionally dedicated to the WEC and required for Maranello sim work it is sensible to share out reserve duties, and benefit from the F2 weekends when Bearman shall be current.
Antonio Giovinazzi, Ferrari
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“I took the choice within the winter as a result of I discovered it a bit silly final 12 months to ask Antonio to do 22 or 24 races when he was doing in parallel the LMH programme,” stated Vasseur when requested by Autosport in regards to the schedule.
“The LMH is kind of necessary for us – it is an enormous problem – and I do not need to ask Antonio or Shwartzman to journey with us and to do F1 the week after Qatar, and a race in between.
“It is why we determined when Ollie’s with us, he would be the reserve, and when he isn’t with us, he’ll be within the sim.”
Giovinazzi’s first 2024 look as F1 reserve shall be on the Japanese GP.