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Carlos Sainz Jr was dominated out of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix with appendicitis on Friday, with Ferrari handing 18-year-old Oliver Bearman his System 1 debut hours earlier than qualifying.
Sainz “has been recognized with appendicitis and would require surgical procedure,” Ferrari mentioned in an announcement.
The group has promoted Bearman, its British reserve driver who often competes in System 2, for the remainder of the race weekend beginning with Friday’s third apply session.
Bearman is about to turn into the third-youngest driver to start out an F1 race, behind solely Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll, who have been 17 and 18, respectively, once they made their debuts.
Beginning Saturday’s Grand Prix would make Bearman the youngest driver to race for Ferrari, breaking a file set in 1961 by Ricardo Rodríguez of Mexico, who was 19 when he took half within the Italian Grand Prix.
Bearman beforehand drove two apply periods in Mexico and Abu Dhabi final yr as a check driver for the Haas group. He had certified on pole place in F2 this weekend however will take no additional half in that occasion.
Sainz drove in each of Thursday’s apply periods in Saudi Arabia, having the sixth and seventh-fastest occasions, however mentioned he felt unwell and that it was affecting his driving.
“Clearly a really tough day after feeling sick, the final 24 hours have been robust and tough for me,” Sainz mentioned on Thursday. “In the present day is was all about making an attempt to get myself on observe and be taught as a lot as attainable from the automotive with out pushing an excessive amount of the bounds as I used to be nonetheless a bit on the not-ideal facet.”
Sainz’s subsequent alternative to return to F1 is on the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 24.
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