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    Saudi Arabian GP: British teenager Oliver Bearman qualifies 11th for Ferrari as Max Verstappen takes pole

    by Philip Duncan Mar 08, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: POOL/AFP via Getty Images

    Teenager Oliver Bearman celebrated becoming the youngest British driver in Formula One history by qualifying 11th in his Ferrari for Saturday's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

    Bearman, 18 years and 10 months to the day, was thrown into the deepest of ends as a last-minute stand-in for Carlos Sainz, who was hospitalised with appendicitis.

    But the Essex teenager, with just one hour of practice under his belt, and having and progressing to Q3.

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