Max Verstappen took the win at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Saturday but it was the 18-year-old Bearman who stole the show with seventh place for Ferrari, one day after he was given an unexpected debut.
With his father David watching on from the garage alongside Ferrari executive chairman John Elkann, Bearman's comparative lack of experience didn't show Saturday as he started 11th and worked his way into the points by overtaking Yuki Tsunoda, Zhou Guanyu and Nico Hulkenberg. Bearman became the third-youngest driver to start an F1 race — behind only Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll, who were 17 and 18, respectively, when they made their debuts — and the youngest ever for Ferrari. The storied Italian team last gave a rookie driver an F1 debut 52 years ago.