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‘Why not' replace Sainz with Bearman, F1 insider wonders

Mar.18 One wild theory suggests that Carlos Sainz might struggle to get back at the wheel of his Ferrari this year. In Saudi Arabia, where the Spanish driver had to undergo emergency appendix surgery, his 18-year-old rookie replacement Oliver Bearman impressed. 'He did very well,' former Haas boss Gunther Steiner, who was in Adelaide at the weekend for a motorsport festival, told Ziggo Sport. 'He is a very good driver – very stable and calm. He didn't want to go too fast. He took his chance, but did not aim for a podium place. 'If he had given 10 percent more and crashed, he would be known as the boy who did something stupid and didn't take his chance. Now people have something to...
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