Haas F1 Racing Team Signs British Teen for 2025 season
Oliver Bearman Has Racing in His Genes

Oliver Bearman impressed in the F1 race at Saudi Arabia. If it was an audition, he did a fantastic job. On July 4, the 19-year-old from Britain earned a fulltime ride in 2025 on the Formula One circuit.
BREAKING: Haas announces Oliver Bearman will race full-time for the team in #F1 next season 🚨
The Ferrari Academy youngster had long been tipped for the seat in the wake of his impressive F1 debut in Saudi Arabia 👏
FULL STORY: https://t.co/ssXFAabk9z pic.twitter.com/VOr3VWZzvG
— Autosport (@autosport) July 4, 2024

Haas sign British teenager Oliver Bearman, a prodigy, to drive for their F1 team. Getting the contract is one thing. Going against the best drivers in the world on the most difficult tracks will be, um, quite the learning curve.
Bearman will drive the 87 car. The number has special meaning. His dad drove in the same numbered car. The 8 pays tribute to Oliver and the 7 is an homage to Thomas, a brother.
“It’s hard to put in words just how much this means to me,” Oliver Bearman said at the announcement. “To say out loud that I will be a Formula 1 driver for the Haas F1 Team makes me immensely proud!”
Sports betting odds figue to be long for the youngster but that won’t faze him.
“I’m very happy to have my future for next year confirmed and I just can’t wait to get started,” Bearman said in an interview with HaasF1Racing.com.“It’s still a long time away in the grand scheme of things, but I’m happy that it’s already confirmed so that I can start working on what I need to be as ready as possible.”
Started Driving at the Age of 6
Bearman provided some background into the journey that laded him in the F1 car.
“I was six years old when I got into my first kart. My uncle and mom took me – my uncle always takes credit for being the first one to take me karting – and after that, I got a go-kart for Christmas that year. I started racing competitively at the age of eight, which is the youngest you can and went step-by-step through the ranks.
“I went to junior karting when I was 14, and I did a few races in Europe. I made the jump to single-seaters in 2020 at the age of 15. In 2021 I won both the Italian and German F4 Championships which at the time were the most competitive. From there, I made the step to Formula 3 and I also joined the Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy. In 2023 I made the jump to Formula 2, where I came sixth in my first season, and jumping ahead to 2024, I’ve just won my first race of the season in Austria.”
Bearman has a huge task ahead. Haas has not been successful in F1. It started in the Austrian Grand Prix in 2016. In 177 races, Haas has yet to win. It has only one pole and two fastest laps. Haas sign British teenager Oliver Bearman to help change their fortunes.
For betting news, odds analysis, and more, visit Point Spreads Sports Magazine.
Can’t get enough? Here’s more!