Ferrari Academy driver Rafael Camara has accomplished a TPC take a look at for Haas at Portimao amid rumours of a possible 2027 System 1 race seat.
With the F1 foolish season shaping up, Haas has performed a fairly vital Testing of Earlier Automobiles (‘TPC’) take a look at at Portimao.
Ferrari junior driver Camara, who at present trails Nikola Tsolov within the F2 championship, drove the VF-25 alongside Ryo Hirakawa and McLaren junior Leonardo Fornaroli.
This session, on the Algarve Worldwide Circuit, comes amid rumours of a possible race seat opening on the Banbury-based crew for subsequent season.
Haas’ 2026 driver line-up of Oliver Bearman and Esteban Ocon has endured a difficult begin to F1’s newest period.
Regardless of a robust opening part of the season, the VF-26’s competitiveness has petered out as its rivals have comprehensively outdeveloped it.
Whereas Bearman appears to be holding onto his race seat, the identical can’t be stated of Ocon, who’s reportedly fallen out of favour with the crew.
Naturally, Camara’s take a look at might show to be a useful audition for a full-time F1 race seat in 2027.
Ferrari particulars expansive plans for Rafael Camara in F1
Ferrari has a robust relationship with Haas within the sport.
Being the crew’s energy unit provider, the Maranello-based squad has typically leased its junior drivers to the crew for additional improvement and possibly a correct race seat.
Bearman himself has climbed to the top of motorsport by means of this relationship.
Ferrari Staff Principal Fred Vasseur lately mentioned related assist that Camara has and can proceed to obtain.
“We’re supporting Rafa massively,” he stated.
“It’s not nearly monetary assist. We did the monetary assist, however we did lots of TPC this yr with him.
“The price of that is a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot increased than the assist, and so as to put together him in the most effective place for the take a look at [with Haas] and for the following season.”
The 2025 F3 champion has a 22-point benefit to breach towards Tsolov to assert the 2026 F2 title, beginning with Monza subsequent weekend.
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