Formula 1 commentator David Croft jokingly called Oliver Bearman a diva for a demand he made during his Ferrari debut.
The Brit rookie had expected to line up in Jeddah in Formula 2, having qualified in pole position on Thursday.Bearman's engineer had told him: "Take your time in the car, take your rhythm and build up from there!"Meet Essex's teen F1 star who loves Messi and will drive for Ferrari at Saudi Arabia GP
Speaking on team radio, Bearman said: "I hate these things on my headrest, they are too thick, can we maybe put the thinner ones?"
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