Overview
- Karun Chandhok said Oliver Bearman should keep himself front of mind at Ferrari so he is ready if a seat becomes available.
- The 20-year-old has started 2026 strongly with 17 points from the opening rounds, placing him fifth in the drivers’ standings.
- Bearman has delivered 17 of Haas’s 18 points and has outperformed teammate Esteban Ocon in both qualifying and races.
- Chandhok praised Haas for punching above its size, calling its car from one of the smallest workforces on the grid “arguably best of the rest” behind the top teams.
- Bearman remains in the Ferrari Driver Academy and first made waves by scoring points as a last‑minute Ferrari stand‑in at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.