TEEN Formula One star Oliver Bearman was seen driving a Ferrari ahead of his return to the grid next week.

However, fans were not impressed with a prototype Bearman was helping to test.

Ollie Bearman was seen driving a Ferrari ahead of his return to the F1 grid in a week's time
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Ollie Bearman was seen driving a Ferrari ahead of his return to the F1 grid in a week’s timeCredit: Getty

Bearman impressed on his F1 debut earlier this season
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Bearman impressed on his F1 debut earlier this seasonCredit: YouTube / Sky Sports F1

Bearman was helping to test a new prototype F1 feature
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Bearman was helping to test a new prototype F1 featureCredit: Getty
Bearman, who turned 19 yesterday, was parachuted in as a last-minute substitute for Carlos Sainz at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as the Spaniard underwent emergency surgery for appendicitis.

The fresh-faced Brit impressed on his F1 debut as he beat Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris – who won his first F1 race in Miami last weekend – to finish P7.

Since then he has been driving back in F2 but will return to the F1 grid with Haas in Free Practice One of the Imola Grand Prix in Italy – the first of six opportunities he will get this season.

But before that, Bearman and fellow Ferrari academy driver Arthur Leclerc – brother of Charles Leclerc – were seen driving around the Scuderia’s private Fiorano Circuit.