Verstappen hopes “impressive” F1 debutant Bearman doesn’t fixate on missing Q3

Bearman made his full F1 debut in place of the appendicitis-addled Carlos Sainz at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Friday, jumping into an SF-24 with only FP3 to prepare ahead of qualifying on the high-speed, walled layout in the Red Sea coastal city.

He finished 11th in qualifying – knocked out in Q2 by just 0.036-seconds behind Lewis Hamilton.

“It’s super hard to jump in on a track like this,” Verstappen said of Bearman’s…