Ferrari Driver Academy ace and Scuderia reserve racer Oliver Bearman is now ‘widely expected’ to secure a seat on the 2025 Formula 1 grid with two drivers put on notice. The 18-year-old is striving to seal his full-time graduation to the pinnacle of motorsport after a fantastic cameo on debut. Ferrari hastily placed Bearman in the SF-24 at the Saudi Arabian GP when Carlos Sainz was diagnosed with appendicitis. Yet he stayed calm to score points. Bearman was already in Jeddah to continue his second season in Formula 2 with Prema. The Chelmsford native is eying the junior series title this year …