Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, the Formula 1 driver, will not be participating in the remainder of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend due to illness. In his place, Ferrari’s young talent Ollie Bearman will take the wheel. Sainz was absent from media day on Wednesday and although he made a comeback for practice day on Thursday, he still felt unwell. Ferrari announced on Friday morning that Sainz has been diagnosed with appendicitis and will require surgery. Bearman, who was already present in Jeddah, was originally set to start the F2 feature race on Saturday from pole position, but will now make his unexpected F1 debut. He will solely focus on F1, beginning with FP3 and his first-ever F1 qualifying session. Bearman will not participate in either F2 race and Prema will not appoint a replacement driver. The exact date of Sainz’s return is yet to be confirmed, as the next F1 race will take place in Melbourne in two weeks.
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