Charles Leclerc is predicting a shiny F1 future Haas charger Ollie Bearman, however the Monegasque has a phrase of recommendation for his younger Ferrari colleague.
Bearman will graduate to Formulation 1 subsequent season with Haas after serving his apprenticeship with the Ferrari Driver Academy.
Nonetheless, the Briton’s outstanding F1 debut with the Scuderia earlier this 12 months in Saudi Arabia, the place he changed an unwell Carlos Sainz on the final hour and scored a powerful seventh-place end, was instrumental in convincing each Ferrari and Haas to advertise the 19-year-old younger gun to the massive league.
Bearman’s trajectory is harking back to one other Leclerc’s personal path to the summit. Each drivers displayed distinctive expertise from a younger age, quickly climbing the motorsport ladder and becoming a member of Ferrari buyer groups to provoke their F1 profession.
Like Leclerc earlier than him, Bearman has impressed together with his uncooked pace and maturity past his years.
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“I believe he’s such an extremely proficient driver,” Leclerc instructed the media at Silverstone.
“I believe what you want in your first 12 months is all the time very particular to every driver, as a result of it additionally depends upon how a lot preparation you’ve had earlier than getting there.
“I believe Ollie’s very nicely ready and he has proven that in Jeddah when he jumped within the automotive and was straightaway very, very sturdy.”
Nonetheless, Leclerc is aware of the pressures that include a fast ascent to F1.
“One typical [piece of] recommendation that I’ll give him is to not put himself below an excessive amount of strain. He’s nonetheless very, very younger and the pace, he has it. He has confirmed it a number of occasions,” commented the six-time Grand Prix winner.
Bearman’s present F2 season with Prema has been a testing floor for the Briton, together with his crew enduring a tough marketing campaign. Regardless of these setbacks, Leclerc stays unwavering in his perception in Bearman’s expertise.
“He’s not having a simple season because the crew is struggling just a little bit in Formulation 2 – rather a lot, really,” he added. “However he’s extremely quick and I’ve little question that he will probably be tremendous quick in Formulation 1.
“He simply must take his time, make the errors that he must as a way to study and to turn into a greater driver and never put your self below an excessive amount of strain, as a result of that’s the place typically you possibly can carry out just a little bit much less [than] your optimum potential.”
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