Haas crew principal Ayao Komatsu has backed to drive for sooner or later forward of the British teenager’s full-time F1 bow this yr.
Bearman, 19, for Ferrari final yr in Saudi Arabia, filling in for an unwell Carlos Sainz, and impressed as he completed in seventh and forward of .
Whereas 40-year-old Hamilton is now at Ferrari alongside Charles Leclerc, Bearman has moved to Ferrari-powered Haas for 2025 and can associate , who has moved from Alpine.
Bearman has already scored factors for Haas, ending tenth in Azerbaijan final yr whereas deputising for a suspended Kevin Magnussen, and Komatsu didn’t downplay the Briton’s talent behind the wheel forward of the 2025 marketing campaign.
“We have now him [Ollie] on mortgage for at the very least two years – two plus one,” Komatsu mentioned final week, explaining the phrases of Bearman’s contract.
“If we do an excellent job and Ollie does an excellent job, Ferrari won’t be able to disregard him. However the truth that we have now two years with him, so long as nothing occurs with Hamilton and Leclerc, is unbelievable.
“If we make enhancements collectively in order that on the finish of 2026 Ferrari insists on having Ollie of their automotive, it have to be a praise for us.
“Within the medium time period, sure, I see him as a future Ferrari driver.”
Komatsu added that Haas usually are not treating Bearman as a rookie this yr, given he has already raced in three grands prix.
“With Ollie, it’s not simply his pace, it’s every thing,” the Japanese crew boss said.
“I nearly couldn’t consider this child was solely 18 years previous. We don’t actually deal with him like a rookie within the sense that we pay lots of consideration to what he has to say. And each time he will get within the automotive, his suggestions is nice, his method is nice, his pace is nice.”
Bearman’s first race of 2025 will happen on the season-opener in Australia on 16 March. He will even be current at F1 75 Dwell, the 10-team season launch occasion on the O2 Enviornment in London on 18 February.
