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Bearman wants to avoid Kimi Antonelli's mistake in Baku
In Baku, another Prema future F2 graduate will be sitting in the car in FP1. Unlike Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Oliver Bearman will take part during the every session this weekend. The Briton also hopes to avoid the his F2 teammate's mistake early on in Baku.
Oliver Bearman was once again called up to replace a Formula 1 driver in the current season, although this time, he had two weeks to prepare for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after competing in Jeddah on short notice. Kevin Magnussen has reached the maximum 12 points on his licence, and therefore received a one-race ban at the Italian GP.
"It's definitely a tough track. It's my second race in F1, and it's my second street track that I'm racing. So it's been a bit of a tough draw. If I could have picked two races, it probably wouldn't have been these ones," the young Briton began ahead of his second F1 Grand Prix weekend.
Important practice sessions ahead
Bearman would also like to avoid doing the same mistake as Andrea Kimi Antonelli did early on in Monza. Within 10 minutes two weeks ago, the Italian lost his car entering the Parabolica corner. "To get the confidence on the brakes, it's risky. I did touch the wall quite a few times last year, most notably in qualifying where I bent the suspension, which wasn't my finest moment. I somehow managed to do the pole, but I don't think I'll get away with that this year in F1."
"So I'm going to leave a bit more safety margin, especially in the first sessions. And yeah, I think the main goal is to build up the confidence and really be confident in the car and myself before I start to push and find the limits," he explained.
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