Present F2, and soon-to-be F1 driver Oliver Bearman has now revealed that Carlos Sainz had been intent on serving to him get the very best out of the SF-24 on the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
The 19-year-old Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy member is at the moment an official reserve driver for the crew whereas contesting the FIA Method 2 Championship for Prema Racing.
Bearman, in his extra position as reserve driver for Scuderia Ferrari, made a memorable Method 1 debut again in March in Saudi Arabia substituting for the sidelined Carlos Sainz – in doing so changing into the third-youngest racer in Method 1 historical past. The then 18-year-old from Chelmsford completed in P7 at his debut.
The Briton has now revealed that Sainz provided him recommendation and steerage in the course of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, significantly offering details about tyre preparation earlier than qualifying laps.
“[Carlos Sainz] despatched me a message after the Qualifying to say ‘good job’ as a result of it’s a little bit of a headache in Qualifying, particularly with the tires in Jeddah.”
“I didn’t actually know methods to put together the tires, so [Sainz] mentioned, ‘Simply get by means of the primary lap fairly cleanly or phrase to that impact,” Bearman famous.
The three-time F1 race winner made a shock return within the paddock on Sunday, simply two days after his operation. Sainz has now revealed that his medical doctors suggested him to stroll, and he elected to finish his stroll within the paddock slightly than in his resort room.
“[My] medical doctors really useful me to go for a stroll after the operation. I mentioned slightly than strolling in my resort room, I’ll stroll into the paddock and watch the race with my engineers, study one thing, and assist Ollie and my engineers with something I can,” Sainz commented.
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