Bearman statistics: youngest Ferrari debutant and youngest Briton in F1

Oliver Bearman will become the youngest Briton ever in Formula 1 in Saudi Arabia. Bearman thus passes Lando Norris. However, he still has to leave two men ahead of him on the list of youngest drivers.

Bearman joins Ferrari from FP3 during the Grand Prix weekend in Jeddah. Bearman replaces Sainz, who had to go to hospital for an operation. Bearman is Ferrari's reserve driver and was present in Saudi Arabia for his F2 race. There, he was in pole position for Saturday's feature race.

Bearman will not start from pole position on Saturday in F2. Bearman is the first Briton since Eddie Irvine to race for Ferrari. Almost 25 years ago.

In addition, Bearman is also the youngest British debutant in F1, at 18 years old. Lando Norris was the youngest Briton. Norris debuted at McLaren in 2019 at the age of 19. Bearman will also become the youngest Ferrari rookie in Formula 1 on Saturday. Rarely does a driver make his F1 debut at Ferrari. The last to do so was Arturo Merzario at the 1972 British GP.

In the list of the youngest debutants, Bearman still has to beat two current F1 drivers. Max Verstappen, at 17, is still the youngest debutant ever in F1, but Lance Stroll was also younger when he made his debut in 2017. The Canadian was then 18 years and four months old. Bearman sits at 18 years and 10 months when he starts on Saturday.