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Haas signs Formula 2 leader Câmara for 2027 F1 season

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 18:02 · Archive

Formula 1 team Haas has signed Formula 2 championship leader Rafael Câmara to drive for the American outfit next season.

American Formula 1 team Haas has signed Formula 2 championship leader Rafael Câmara to drive for the team next season, replacing 30-year-old Frenchman Esteban Ocon. The 21-year-old Brazilian driver will partner fellow youngster Oliver Bearman, also 21, who is widely expected to stay for a third full season with the team.

Câmara leads the F2 standings by seven points from Red Bull-backed junior Nikola Tsolov. Like Bearman, he is a product of Ferrari's young driver development programme. Both Bearman and Câmara are set to form the youngest partnership on the grid by combined age.

Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu said: 'I'm really excited to sign such a young, amazing talent like Rafael Câmara. We're all excited about this opportunity and really committed as TGR Haas F1 Team to nurture this talent and provide a place where he can flourish.' Câmara responded: 'Now my focus is on preparing myself in the best possible way for this new challenge.'

Ocon, who has one Formula 1 win to his name, is without an F1 seat for next year. The announcement came ahead of Haas's home race at the United States Grand Prix.

Haas signs Formula 2 leader Câmara for 2027 F1 season
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In this story: Rafael Câmara · Oliver Bearman · Esteban Ocon · Haas · Ferrari

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