{"id":1868246,"date":"2026-04-06T08:54:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T05:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1868246"},"modified":"2026-04-06T08:54:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T05:54:36","slug":"haas-have-to-be-happy-if-ferrari-poaches-faultless-ollie-bearman-for-f1-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1868246","title":{"rendered":"Haas \u201chave to be happy\u201d if Ferrari poaches \u201cfaultless\u201d Ollie Bearman for F1 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1404244_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>Haas \u201chave to be happy\u201d if Ferrari poaches \u201cfaultless\u201d Ollie Bearman for F1 2027<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Ollie Bearman has continued to impress Haas and is putting himself in the frame for a Ferrari promotion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Lewis Duncan <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-04-06T09:54:36+01:00\">06 Apr 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1404244_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1404244_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1404244_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1404244_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1404244_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1404244_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1404244_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1404244_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1404244_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Ollie Bearman, Haas, 2026 Japanese GP<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0XPB Images<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source-cta\">  Add as a preferred source <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Haas Formula 1 team boss Ayao Komatsu hopes he can keep Ollie Bearman long-term, but says the squad \u201chave to be happy that we\u2019ve done our job\u201d if he\u2019s poached by Ferrari.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old British driver has been a member of Ferrari\u2019s Young Driver Academy since 2022, the same year he finished third in the FIA Formula 3 standings.<\/p>\n<p>He spent the next two years in Formula 2, though made his F1 debut in 2024 at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix with Ferrari as an injury replacement, with Ollie Bearman an impressive seventh.<\/p>\n<p>He also scored points in his debut for Haas later that year in Azerbaijan in 10th, before making his full-time F1 step in 2025 with the American outfit.<\/p>\n<p>Though scoring points in three of the first four rounds, Bearman had a difficult mid-part to the 2025 campaign, before an impressive rally late on, which saw him score a career-best fourth in Mexico.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>He has continued to impress at the start of 2026, with seventh and fifth-place finishes in Australia and China.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Ollie Bearman, Ferrari, 2024 Saudi Arabian GP<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0XPB Images<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-bd9e21d34f593710e9c064fb94e359d58ec1361cc418e40fd33b2b3100a366b4\">  The \u2018unexplained\u2019 qualifying problems hindering Haas F1 drivers   How Ferrari will work to close down Mercedes in April F1 break <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2><strong>Haas: \u2018There\u2019s no point worrying\u2019 about Bearman\u2019s future<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Bearman beat race-winning team-mate Esteban Ocon in the standings in his rookie year, and currently leads him by 16 points after three rounds in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media, including <em>Crash.net,<\/em> in Japan, Komatsu branded Bearman\u2019s start to the new campaign as \u201cfaultless\u201d, both on and off the track.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExtremely impressed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-257bb099a8699d2425e1689d40766e87c544fab008c2a8384ec7f67996f429a9\">  &#8220;Nightmare&#8221; F1 overtaking aid that &#8216;sends you backwards&#8217; criticised   What Haas told Ollie Bearman after monster 191mph Suzuka crash <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cBut, to be fair, we set a very high bar for Ollie, because every time he improves and the way he can learn and improve so quickly is what makes him amazing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe always, always has this amazing speed. There\u2019s no doubt from day one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I think the reason why I\u2019m so excited is that I don\u2019t see this [stopping] with him, because again Mexico last year was unbelievable, and the way he\u2019s been conducting himself in the pre-season testing, brand-new regulations, the way he has been working with the team in the simulator, etc, away from the track has been very good.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if you look at those first two race weekends, I would say they were faultless, brilliant: his attitude, his work with the engineers, his execution. So, very, very pleased.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Inevitably, Bearman\u2019s performances only shine the spotlight brighter on his potential Ferrari future in F1.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Lewis Hamilton\u2019s current deal is set to expire at the end of this season, opening the door to a potential driver change at the Italian outfit.<\/p>\n<p>On F1\u2019s <em>Beyond the Grid<\/em> podcast, in March, Komatsu acknowledged the prospect of losing Bearman to Ferrari but admitted \u201cthere\u2019s no point worrying about it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s got huge, huge potential,\u201d he began.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no point worrying about it. I\u2019m a strong believer in controlling what you can control.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFerrari has been investing in him for many, many years. We got him last year and this year.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got to focus on what we can control.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if we\u2019ve done a great job with Ollie and Ollie performs so well that Ferrari wants to take him the following year, we have to be happy that we\u2019ve done our job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, we\u2019ve got to focus on our job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked if there is a timeline on talks with Ferrari about this, he replied: \u201cYeah, but that\u2019s just a discussion between us and Ferrari.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, seriously, we are all just focused on getting the best performance out of the car and out of Ollie.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIf that means we lose him for next year &#8211; hopefully not, but that\u2019s not something we can control.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>In this article<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Ollie Bearman<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Haas<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Ferrari<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"next-prev-pager contextual-region\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item prev\">\n<h3>  Previous<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\"> Daniel Ricciardo &#8220;grateful&#8221; 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data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Ollie Bearman has continued to impress Haas and is putting himself in the frame for a Ferrari promotion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Haas Formula 1 team boss Ayao Komatsu hopes he can keep Ollie Bearman long-term, but says the squad \u201chave to be happy that we\u2019ve done our job\u201d if he\u2019s poached by Ferrari.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old British driver has been a member of Ferrari\u2019s Young Driver Academy since 2022, the same year he finished third in the FIA Formula 3 standings.<\/p>\n<p>He spent the next two years in Formula 2, though made his F1 debut in 2024 at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix with Ferrari as an injury replacement, with Ollie Bearman an impressive seventh.<\/p>\n<p>He also scored points in his debut for Haas later that year in Azerbaijan in 10th, before making his full-time F1 step in 2025 with the American outfit.<\/p>\n<p>Though scoring points in three of the first four rounds, Bearman had a difficult mid-part to the 2025 campaign, before an impressive rally late on, which saw him score a career-best fourth in Mexico.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>He has continued to impress at the start of 2026, with seventh and fifth-place finishes in Australia and China.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Ollie Bearman, Ferrari, 2024 Saudi Arabian GP<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0XPB Images<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-bd9e21d34f593710e9c064fb94e359d58ec1361cc418e40fd33b2b3100a366b4\">  The \u2018unexplained\u2019 qualifying problems hindering Haas F1 drivers   How Ferrari will work to close down Mercedes in April F1 break <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2><strong>Haas: \u2018There\u2019s no point worrying\u2019 about Bearman\u2019s future<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Bearman beat race-winning team-mate Esteban Ocon in the standings in his rookie year, and currently leads him by 16 points after three rounds in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media, including <em>Crash.net,<\/em> in Japan, Komatsu branded Bearman\u2019s start to the new campaign as \u201cfaultless\u201d, both on and off the track.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExtremely impressed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-257bb099a8699d2425e1689d40766e87c544fab008c2a8384ec7f67996f429a9\">  &#8220;Nightmare&#8221; F1 overtaking aid that &#8216;sends you backwards&#8217; criticised   What Haas told Ollie Bearman after monster 191mph Suzuka crash <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cBut, to be fair, we set a very high bar for Ollie, because every time he improves and the way he can learn and improve so quickly is what makes him amazing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe always, always has this amazing speed. There\u2019s no doubt from day one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I think the reason why I\u2019m so excited is that I don\u2019t see this [stopping] with him, because again Mexico last year was unbelievable, and the way he\u2019s been conducting himself in the pre-season testing, brand-new regulations, the way he has been working with the team in the simulator, etc, away from the track has been very good.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if you look at those first two race weekends, I would say they were faultless, brilliant: his attitude, his work with the engineers, his execution. So, very, very pleased.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Inevitably, Bearman\u2019s performances only shine the spotlight brighter on his potential Ferrari future in F1.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Lewis Hamilton\u2019s current deal is set to expire at the end of this season, opening the door to a potential driver change at the Italian outfit.<\/p>\n<p>On F1\u2019s <em>Beyond the Grid<\/em> podcast, in March, Komatsu acknowledged the prospect of losing Bearman to Ferrari but admitted \u201cthere\u2019s no point worrying about it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s got huge, huge potential,\u201d he began.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no point worrying about it. I\u2019m a strong believer in controlling what you can control.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFerrari has been investing in him for many, many years. We got him last year and this year.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got to focus on what we can control.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if we\u2019ve done a great job with Ollie and Ollie performs so well that Ferrari wants to take him the following year, we have to be happy that we\u2019ve done our job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, we\u2019ve got to focus on our job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked if there is a timeline on talks with Ferrari about this, he replied: \u201cYeah, but that\u2019s just a discussion between us and Ferrari.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, seriously, we are all just focused on getting the best performance out of the car and out of Ollie.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIf that means we lose him for next year &#8211; hopefully not, but that\u2019s not something we can control.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Haas Formula 1 team boss Ayao Komatsu hopes he can keep Ollie Bearman long-term, but says the squad \u201chave to be happy that we\u2019ve done our job\u201d if he\u2019s poached by Ferrari.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old British driver has been a member of Ferrari\u2019s Young Driver Academy since 2022, the same year he finished third in the FIA Formula 3 standings.<\/p>\n<p>He spent the next two years in Formula 2, though made his F1 debut in 2024 at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix with Ferrari as an injury replacement, with Ollie Bearman an impressive seventh.<\/p>\n<p>He also scored points in his debut for Haas later that year in Azerbaijan in 10th, before making his full-time F1 step in 2025 with the American outfit.<\/p>\n<p>Though scoring points in three of the first four rounds, Bearman had a difficult mid-part to the 2025 campaign, before an impressive rally late on, which saw him score a career-best fourth in Mexico.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>He has continued to impress at the start of 2026, with seventh and fifth-place finishes in Australia and China.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1265777_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Ollie Bearman, Ferrari, 2024 Saudi Arabian GP<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0XPB Images<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-bd9e21d34f593710e9c064fb94e359d58ec1361cc418e40fd33b2b3100a366b4\">  The \u2018unexplained\u2019 qualifying problems hindering Haas F1 drivers   How Ferrari will work to close down Mercedes in April F1 break <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2><strong>Haas: \u2018There\u2019s no point worrying\u2019 about Bearman\u2019s future<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Bearman beat race-winning team-mate Esteban Ocon in the standings in his rookie year, and currently leads him by 16 points after three rounds in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media, including <em>Crash.net,<\/em> in Japan, Komatsu branded Bearman\u2019s start to the new campaign as \u201cfaultless\u201d, both on and off the track.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExtremely impressed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-257bb099a8699d2425e1689d40766e87c544fab008c2a8384ec7f67996f429a9\">  &#8220;Nightmare&#8221; F1 overtaking aid that &#8216;sends you backwards&#8217; criticised   What Haas told Ollie Bearman after monster 191mph Suzuka crash <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cBut, to be fair, we set a very high bar for Ollie, because every time he improves and the way he can learn and improve so quickly is what makes him amazing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe always, always has this amazing speed. There\u2019s no doubt from day one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I think the reason why I\u2019m so excited is that I don\u2019t see this [stopping] with him, because again Mexico last year was unbelievable, and the way he\u2019s been conducting himself in the pre-season testing, brand-new regulations, the way he has been working with the team in the simulator, etc, away from the track has been very good.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if you look at those first two race weekends, I would say they were faultless, brilliant: his attitude, his work with the engineers, his execution. So, very, very pleased.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Inevitably, Bearman\u2019s performances only shine the spotlight brighter on his potential Ferrari future in F1.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Lewis Hamilton\u2019s current deal is set to expire at the end of this season, opening the door to a potential driver change at the Italian outfit.<\/p>\n<p>On F1\u2019s <em>Beyond the Grid<\/em> podcast, in March, Komatsu acknowledged the prospect of losing Bearman to Ferrari but admitted \u201cthere\u2019s no point worrying about it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s got huge, huge potential,\u201d he began.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no point worrying about it. I\u2019m a strong believer in controlling what you can control.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFerrari has been investing in him for many, many years. We got him last year and this year.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got to focus on what we can control.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if we\u2019ve done a great job with Ollie and Ollie performs so well that Ferrari wants to take him the following year, we have to be happy that we\u2019ve done our job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, we\u2019ve got to focus on our job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked if there is a timeline on talks with Ferrari about this, he replied: \u201cYeah, but that\u2019s just a discussion between us and Ferrari.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, seriously, we are all just focused on getting the best performance out of the car and out of Ollie.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIf that means we lose him for next year &#8211; hopefully not, but that\u2019s not something we can control.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/f1\/news\/1092884\/1\/haas-have-be-happy-if-ferrari-poaches-faultless-ollie-bearman-f1-2027&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1404244_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] Haas \u201chave to be happy\u201d if Ferrari poaches \u201cfaultless\u201d Ollie Bearman for F1 2027 Ollie Bearman has continued to impress Haas and is putting himself in the frame for a Ferrari promotion Lewis Duncan 06 Apr 2026 Share Ollie Bearman, Haas, 2026 Japanese GP \u00a9\u00a0XPB Images Add as a preferred source Haas [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[47,226],"class_list":["post-1868246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crash-net","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1868246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1868246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1868246\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1868246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1868246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1868246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}