Briton Oliver Bearman will change the suspended Kevin Magnussen at Haas for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Magnussen has been banned from the race in Baku on 13-15 September after exceeding Method 1’s penalty-point restrict.
Bearman, who has already been signed as a Haas driver for 2025, shall be participating in his second grand prix.
The 19-year-old beforehand substituted for Carlos Sainz at Ferrari in Saudi Arabia earlier this season, after the Spaniard was taken to hospital with appendicitis.
He impressed by ending seventh, after solely driving the automotive for the primary time in Saturday last follow, and the efficiency was key in securing him a seat on the grid subsequent season.
Bearman has expertise of the Haas automotive this season from free follow outings on the Emilia-Romagna, Spanish, British and Hungarian Grands Prix.
He stated: “It’s undoubtedly extra of a problem stepping in to race as a reserve driver, with restricted prep time and so forth, however I’m within the lucky place of getting accomplished it earlier within the yr with Scuderia Ferrari, so I can not less than name on that have.
“I’ve additionally had 4 FP1 classes with Haas within the VF-24 already this season, so undoubtedly that can even show to be invaluable in tackling the complete race weekend in Baku.”
Haas staff principal Ayao Komatsu stated: “That is one other glorious alternative for each Ollie and the staff to work collectively, this time all through a whole race weekend.”
Magnussen reached the edge of 12 penalty factors in a 12-month interval after being at fault for a collision with Alpine’s Pierre Gasly in the course of the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday.
The Dane is the primary driver to be given a race ban because the penalty-points system was launched in 2013.
Magnussen is prone to lose his place in F1 on the finish of the season. The one seat obtainable to him is the second at Sauber alongside his present Haas team-mate Nico Hulkenberg.
Pink Bull are but to resolve on the second seat at their RB staff, the place reserve driver Liam Lawson might change Daniel Ricciardo. However Magnussen just isn’t within the operating there.
