Mercedes communications director Bradley Lord has admitted he’s been really impressed with Ferrari academy driver Ollie Bearman. Mercedes have some talented prospects coming through the ranks but they face plenty of tough competition in their own series. Lord was speaking on The Fast & The Curious and previewing the upcoming season of one of his own team’s drivers. The future of Formula 1 right now appears to be bubbling under the surface of the sport, with the pathway for young talents suitably blocked right now. It’s hard to begrudge the likes of Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton being on t…