Bearman in, Magnussen out
In recent days we anticipated you like at home Haas were starting major maneuvers to prepare for the 2025 season at line-up level. The farewell of Nico Hulkenberg, destined for Audi, has opened the doors even further to possible upheavals in the driver pairing, taking into account the expiring contract of Kevin Magnussen and the now almost taken for granted hiring of the young English talent Ollie Bearmanproduct of the Ferrari Driver Academy.
The renewal of the Danish veteran is decidedly less obviouswhich in addition to being one step away from possible disqualification for a GP, is seriously at risk of stay on foot next season. The growth in competitiveness of Haas – which many considered already doomed to the back of the grid and which instead currently sails in seventh place in the Manufacturers’ standings – could in fact to tempt several other drivers which will be released at the end of the year.
Watch out for politics
One of the strongest names at the moment is that of Valtteri Bottas, who would bring all his experience to Haas, useful for encouraging Bearman’s growth. The team principal Ayao Komatsu Indeed does not intend to start the 2025 season with two rookies and for this reason he discarded the hypotheses of other promising young people such as Doohan, O’Sullivan and Maloney. But F1 is also business and politics, not just performance, and for this reason two other names are gaining ground in the race for the team’s second seat.
It is, according to the rumors suggested by the site RacingNews365Of Zhou Guanyu And Logan Sargeant. Both bring with them huge markets – China and the United States – and Formula 1 would hardly ‘like’ losing both simultaneously from the starting grid. The name of Esteban Ocon could also be added to this three-way challenge, given by some rumors that he may leave Alpine. However, it is possible that the Frenchman wants to look around first to explore the availability of more attractive projects from the point of view of ranking ambitions.
