Bearman’s Haas debut comes after Magnussen, who has driven for the team since 2017 with a brief sabbatical in 2021, clashed with Pierre Gasly at the Italian Grand Prix and received two penalty points.
Whilst the Dane has no confirmed seat on the grid next season, his 19-year-old replacement is targeting this weekend as an opportunity to prepare for 2025 whilst being aware that it could be a difficult Grand Prix.
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“It’s definitely a tough track,” he continued. “It’s my second race in F1 and this is my second street track that I’m racing, so it’s been a bit of a tough draw. If I could’ve picked two races it probably wouldn’t have been these ones, but then again I had success here last year, it went well.
“It has been a while that Kevin’s been close to a race ban, so I knew it was a potential possibility to jump in the car at any point. If I could’ve chosen, it would be one that doesn’t clash with F2 but you don’t choose when to jump into F1, and every opportunity is one that you take. I’ve been really preparing for next year and part of that means that I’m ready also now. It’s another great opportunity to show how I’ve improved and what I can do.”