{"id":48156,"date":"2025-08-06T15:45:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T15:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/48156\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T15:45:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T15:45:12","slug":"history-making-f1-driver-already-prepared-to-move-to-maranello-if-ferrari-consider-replacing-lewis-hamilton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/48156\/","title":{"rendered":"History-making F1 driver already prepared to move to Maranello if Ferrari consider replacing Lewis Hamilton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lewis Hamilton said during the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend that Ferrari \u2018probably\u2019 need to replace him. The extraordinary remark has naturally led to speculation over his Formula 1 future.<\/p>\n

Hamilton<\/a> was clearly emotional in the media pen after a desperately disappointing qualifying (he ended up P12). But he didn\u2019t retract his comments after Sunday\u2019s race, where he failed to make any progress.<\/p>\n

The team have not said anything to suggest that they\u2019re considering a driver change. But internally, Ralf Schumacher says Ferrari aren\u2019t turning a \u2018blind eye\u2019 to Hamilton\u2019s unravelling<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fred Vasseur needs to consider whether he can revive his superstar signing. There\u2019s no doubt that Ferrari\u2019s image is being damaged by Hamilton\u2019s below-par results and scathing self-criticism.<\/p>\n

Oliver Bearman already has a Maranello apartment amid uncertainty over Lewis Hamilton<\/p>\n

When Hamilton leaves, be it at the end of his contract (in 2026) or earlier, Haas\u2019 Oliver Bearman is the standout candidate<\/a> to replace him. Bearman is the only member of the Ferrari<\/a> driver academy currently racing in F1.<\/p>\n

The Englishman already represented the team at last year\u2019s Saudi Arabian GP when Carlos Sainz had to withdraw through illness. He finished a commendable P7, and then placed 10th as a Haas<\/a> substitute in Azerbaijan, becoming the first driver to score points for two different teams in his first two races.<\/p>\n

\"OliverPhoto by Gabriele Lanzo\/Alessio Morgese\/NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/p>\n

That highlights how quickly Bearman<\/a> can be on the pace, which is a precious attribute. According to Sky Italy<\/a>, the 20-year-old already has an apartment near Ferrari\u2019s Maranello HQ. <\/p>\n

This would aid Bearman\u2019s integration significantly, as would his strong grasp of Italian. Hamilton has been trying to learn the language<\/a> this year, but recently admitted that his lessons have taken a back seat.<\/p>\n

Has Ferrari junior Oliver Bearman the unluckiest driver in Formula 1 this year?<\/p>\n

Naturally, the big question is whether Bearman is good enough to be racing for one of F1\u2019s top teams. He entered the summer break 19th in the championship, the lowest-ranked driver who\u2019s competed in every race.<\/p>\n

But that doesn\u2019t tell the full story. Bearman remarkably finished 11th at four consecutive races between Canada and Belgium, agonisingly missing out on points. He\u2019s arguably been the unluckiest driver in F1 this season.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s also stacked up well against Esteban Ocon, a race-winner with vast experience and a good reputation. He\u2019s already beaten him in 12 competitive sessions, and the qualifying head-to-head is almost level (9-7).<\/p>\n

Bearman has made a couple of embarrassing mistakes<\/a>, most notably a pit-lane crash under red flags at Silverstone that earned him a 10-place penalty. But that can be put down to his inexperience, and he should cut out those errors within the next year or so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton said during the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend that Ferrari \u2018probably\u2019 need to replace him. The extraordinary…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":48157,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,63,817,826,813,1627,816,5328,823,5242,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-48156","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-formula-1","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-f1","11":"tag-ferrari","12":"tag-formula-1","13":"tag-formula-1-driver-market","14":"tag-formula1","15":"tag-haas","16":"tag-lewis-hamilton","17":"tag-oliver-bearman","18":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48156\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}