Bearman to replace banned Magnussen at Haas for Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Ollie Bearman will stand in for Kevin Magnussen at Haas for the upcoming Azerbaijan Grand Prix, following the Dane’s race ban for reaching the maximum 12 penalty points on his Super Licence.

Magnussen was handed a 10-second penalty and two penalty points when the stewards deemed he was “wholly to blame” for banging wheels with Alpine’s Pierre Gasly when trying a pass at the Italian Grand Prix.

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With Bearman set to race full-time for Haas in 2025 alongside Esteban Ocon, the team moved to promote the Briton – who is dovetailing his role as a reserve for both Haas and Ferrari with a campaign in F2 this year – for the race in Baku.

It made sense for Haas to give Bearman the chance to familiarise himself with the team in a race seat for a full weekend before he makes his debut in next year’s season opener in Australia.

It means Bearman – who won his second F2 race of the season in Monza but is still 115 points off the lead with three events to go – will miss the F2 Sprint and Feature races in Baku.

Bearman made a stunning F1 debut earlier this year when he stood-in for the unwell Carlos Sainz at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the 19-year-old scoring points with a seventh-placed finish in the Ferrari.

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He has been building up his F1 preparations with runs in FP1 for Haas this year, the fourth of six taking place in Hungary just before the summer break.

Magnussen can return to Haas for the following race in Singapore, with his Super Licence wiped clean of points for what will likely be his final seven Grands Prix in F1.