Orange Lake Florida 2024-07-03 Orange Lake Florida - Last update images today Orange Lake Florida Swimming Fed Confirms U.S. Doping Investigation Oliver Bearman, the British teenager who has signed a multiyear deal with Haas, has revealed that Lewis Hamilton sent him words of encouragement over a potential career in Formula One several years ago. The Ferrari-backed 19-year-old, whose contract with the American team was announced on Thursday ahead of his home grand prix at Silverstone, recalled the message sent to him as a young karter from Hamilton on Thursday at the Milton Keynes-based circuit. "I received a video from him in 2015 or 2016 saying like, 'Keep pushing and hopefully you can make it to F1 one day,' and here I am," Bearman told reporters. "I think he met one of my mum's friends and she got him to make a video. It was the most amazing day of my life. I just actually got reminded of it yesterday, I saw the video again. It was a funny moment." Bearman, who will race with the number 87, will be on track at Silverstone on Friday for first free practice before handing the Ferrari-powered Haas car back to Kevin Magnussen for the rest of the weekend. It will be the Formula Two driver's third such outing with the team in 2024. The youngster made a memorable F1 race debut aged 18 with Ferrari in Saudi Arabia last March as stand-in for Spaniard Carlos Sainz, who was sidelined by appendix surgery. Bearman finished an impressive seventh. That made him the third-youngest racer in F1 history, as well as the youngest Briton. Next season he will race against Hamilton, McLaren's Lando Norris and Mercedes's George Russell as the sport's British contingent. Williams' Alex Albon is also British-born but races under the Thai flag. "It's crazy to share this track with these guys who I've watched racing ... it's something pretty special and it's a pinch-yourself moment because these guys are in my eyes huge stars," said Bearman. "It's quite amazing I will share the circuit with them." Bearman has been part of Ferrari's academy since 2021, a path also taken in the past by Charles Leclerc and Michael Schumacher's son Mick, who debuted with Haas but lasted only two seasons. Hamilton will be joining Ferrari at the age of 40 and Bearman recognised that could eventually lead to an opening at the Italian team. Leclerc did one year at Sauber, powered by Ferrari, as a rookie before returning to Italy. "It is every boy's dream to race for Ferrari," Bearman said. "It is not really in my hands but all I can do is perform at my best. I am focused on Haas and I am really excited to get started. "It is hard not to think that, but I am not thinking about it," he said of possibly one day replacing Hamilton at Maranello. The teenager won the 2021 Italian F4 and ADAC F4 championship and moved up to Formula Three in 2022 before his F2 debut in 2023, where he finished sixth overall with four wins. Last weekend in Austria he took his first victory of the season in an F2 sprint race. Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu said Bearman had become "an incredibly mature driver" and the world had seen that in Jeddah. Holiday Inn Club Vacations Kissimmee 6547404124 Original Orange Lake Resort WP 1409949473 Entering Orange Lake 1024x535 Aerial View Of Holiday Inn Orange Lake Resort Kissimmee Fl ?fit=600%2C400&ssl=1 Entering Orange Lake Holiday Inn Club Vacations Kissimmee 6547404124 4x3 48740e7d0ee3f23609ffa494fdb19b2f Orange Lake FishingTrips 3c0e5756.c10 ZIPUS32681 Wm Thumb 770x513 Orange Lake Resorts Orlando 51d08b629aa8b Hqdefault LakeCanobolas Hero Living Room ?w=700&h= 1&s=1 Photo0jpg Ajd59637 Timeshare Villas Orange Lake Resort And Country Club Orlando AW117J Lake OLR OBR Local Disney Springs 1440x1080 TSO Sell Orange Lake Timeshare 1170x658 0670a Pho 202222228 01 Orange Lake HOLIDAYINN ORANGELAKE JAN2020 WESTVILLAGEPOOL 0693 1024x682 11794 53513 Original Hqdefault Hqdefault Maxresdefault 62641727ee9f6344d61b1848a931c26bl M286641675od W480 H360 X2 598b5c0fe6e90.image ?resize=1200%2C611 Outside View On The Lake Upper Lake Water Boats