Carlos Sainz has to undergo surgery for appendicitis and misses the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Formula 1 | Sports

There is no peace for Carlos Sainz, who this winter found out that Ferrari was not going to renew his contract that expires at the end of the year, and that this Friday he will have to get out of the car without facing the timing of the second stop of the year, in Saudi Arabia , due to appendicitis that will have to be operated on. The Ferrari driver from Madrid, who last week, at the World Cup premiere held in Bahrain, managed to get into third place on the podium, following the two Red Bulls, will be replaced at the Jeddah circuit by Oliver Bearman .

Carlos Sainz has been diagnosed with appendicitis and will require surgery.

As from FP3 and for the rest of this weekend, he will be replaced by reserve driver Oliver Bearman. Oliver will therefore take no further part in this round of the F2 Championship.

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This will be the debut in Formula 1 of the young British driver, 18 years old, who is part of the ‘Scuderia’ youth team – Ferrari Drivers Academy – and who this weekend was on the Saudi track, competing with Prema. , the team with which he faces the Formula 2 championship and with whom this Thursday he was awarded pole position. Last year, the boy already participated in two free rehearsal sessions (Mexico and Abu Dhabi), riding a Haas, a team powered by the Maranello brand. The regulations prevent a rider from competing in the same event in both categories, a circumstance that has forced the Italian team to withdraw him. Bearman will now board the SF-24 in the third free practice session this followingnoon, before the qualifying session, scheduled for 6:00 p.m., Dazn).

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The appendicitis that forces Sainz to get out of the car already prevented him from taking part in the media engagements on Wednesday. The following day, the Spaniard finished seventh in the time table following the first two training sessions in Jeddah. When he got out of the car, however, he did not respond to the journalists either.

“I am happy to have been able to complete the program scheduled for this Thursday. But without a doubt it has been one of my most difficult days since I competed in F1. Above all, due to the demands of the G forces,” Sainz agreed.