Ferrari prodigy Oliver Bearman SNUBS Michael Schumacher to name his childhood F1 heroes
Oliver Bearman placed other drivers like Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, etc above Michael Schumacher as his favorites.
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Oliver Bearman and Michael Schumacher (via IMAGO)
Oliver Bearman surprised the entire paddock by producing a highly successful debut with Ferrari after replacing Carlos Sainz for the Saudi Arabian GP. The 19-year-old now has secured a seat for the upcoming 2025 season with the Haas F1 team. Recently Bearman was asked to name his childhood F1 hero, and he didn’t hesitate to snub Ferrari legend Michael Schumacher, despite being an Acadamy product of the team.
Oliver Bearman very much enjoyed watching Formula One closely since his childhood. The Briton grew up watching ex-champions like Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel. He even got the opportunity to see the Michael Schumacher driving on the grid with Mercedes, though he was way past his prime.
So, when asked about who is his F1 hero in a recent podcast appearance, he couldn’t see Schumacher as a hero, despite wanting to put the German in ‘hero connotations.’ Seeing Hamilton, Button and Vettel dominate, he had to idolize them. His snub was simply because of the era he was born into and the driver he saw pushing the cars’ limit.
I had a tendency to think of Michael for hero connotations, but people like Lewis, Jenson, and Vettel,
Oliver Bearman said on the Beyond the Grid podcast
those are the ones I saw in the front of the Formula 1 grill in 2011, 2012 and 2013, when I was growing up, those careers I saw as a child, imagine how old I am.
Oliver Bearman asserts he ‘admired’ Michael Schumacher
Oliver Bearman still applauded Michael Schumacher for his record-breaking performances in Formula 1. The 19-year-old noted that he couldn’t watch Schumacher live much since he was very little. However, Bearman still recalled people talking highly about the and that was enough for him to respect the racing superstar.
I’m a little young, so I couldn’t see Michael live, obviously he was in 2011, but seen how people talked about him in Ferrari, it makes me really admire him.
Oliver Bearman added.
Oliver Bearman has put forth some interesting and exciting prospects regarding his rookie season, after he got the opportunity make his second ever start last week with Haas, replacing suspended Kevin Magnussen. He has got the perfect start to his career with the two-bonus outing and will be dreaming to take advantage of it earn the same success as Schumacher with Ferrari.
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