Meet Essex’s teen F1 star Oliver Bearman who loves Lionel Messi and will drive for Ferrari at Saudi A...

It took Britain's greatest-ever driver Lewis Hamilton almost two decades to realise his lifelong ambition of racing for Ferrari.Carlos Sainz ruled out of Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as he needs emergency surgeryThe teen had claimed pole position for Prema Racing in F2 qualifying on Thursday, but will now jump to F1 for the rest of the weekend.

won his first world championship in 2005, Bearman finished ahead of the legendary Spaniard in 15th place at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.Teenage F1 star apologises despite impressive qualifying debut as his dad steals the showCredit: Getty "Where we live now is a bit more old-fashioned and quaint, which is quite nice. The weather’s not amazing, but in the summer it’s lovely, with some nice countryside so it’s perfect.”While Bearman may still consider east England his home, his extensive time in Modena has curtailed the distinct Essex sound.

“A lot of people have told me my accent has changed even if I don’t notice it. I spend a lot of time with Italians and to communicate with people where English is not their first language is not easy, so I have changed my word order and ended up with this everywhere accent.

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