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Oliver Bearman will become the latest Briton to drive for the factory Ferrari team this weekend at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but who are the previous competitors?
Following Ferrari’s announcement on Friday afternoon in Jeddah that reserve driver Oliver Bearman will be replacing Carlos Sainz for the remainder of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the 18-year-old will become the 12th British driver to race for the Scuderia. Many expected this to be Lewis Hamilton, following the confirmation last month that he’ll be replacing silver for red in 2025. Instead, the seven-time World Champion is now set to become the 13th British driver to race for Ferrari next year. Peter Whitehead was the first Briton to compete for Ferrari, although he did not actually make the starting grid. Mike Hawthorn is one of the most successful British drivers to have raced for Ferrari, having joined the Scuderia in 1953. Peter Collins was the third British driver to race for Ferrari and claimed three wins for the side, prior to sadly dying at the 1958 German Grand Prix. Collins death came just a matter of weeks after he claimed his final win for Ferrari, at the British Grand Prix that year. John Surtees’ only F1 title in 1964 came whilst racing for Ferrari.
