by Alex Johnston
We offer our biggest congratulations to Oliver Bearman after it was announced he'd make his F1 debut - in a Ferrari no less. With the news, comes stats and facts that will raise eyebrows and raise interest in the young Brit's debut, as if there wasn't enough eyes on him. Below are some of the best ones.
1) At 18 years and 306 days, he'll become the third youngest ever Formula 1 driver. Only Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll were younger.
📸 Stroll took a rookie podium for Williams in 2017.
2) He'll become Ferrari's youngest ever Grand Prix driver, usurping Charles Leclerc.
📸 Leclerc moved to Ferrari after one F1 season with Sauber.
3) He'll also become Ferrari's 97th driver.
📸 This man becomes number 98 in 2025.
4) He'll be F1's 776th driver.
📸 Liam Lawson, No. 775.
5) Born in 2005, he's just the second driver on the grid to be born after Fernando Alonso's F1 debut, alongside Oscar Piastri.
📸 Fernando Alonso, 2001.
6) He's the first English driver since Nigel Mansell in 1990 to race for Ferrari.
📸 Iconic black and red Ferrari.
7) He's the first driver to make their F1 debut in a Ferrari since Arturo Merzario in 1972.
📸 'Art' Merzario.
8) Competed in his last KARTING race in 2020! 4 years from karts to F1!
Good luck Ollie, and we wish a speedy recovery to Carlos Sainz!
📸 Image credits: Ferrari, Formula Motorsport Limited.
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