F1 star Carlos Sainz to undergo emergency surgery as he is forced to withdraw from Saudi Arabian GP hours before race

CARLOS SAINZ will miss the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to undergo emergency surgery.

The 29-year-old has been diagnosed with appendicitis.

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Carlos Sainz will miss this weekend’s Saudi Arabian GP[/caption]

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Teenage sensation Oliver Bearman will make his F1 debut[/caption]

He is now reportedly in hospital, having fallen ill since touching down in Jeddah earlier this week.

Sainz came third in the opening race of the season last weekend in Bahrain.

But tomorrow’s Saudi GP will see Oliver Bearman replace him.

The Brit reserve driver has been promoted after securing pole in F2 qualifying this week.

Bearman, 18, has been tipped as a future star after he was snapped up as part of Ferrari’s young driver scheme.

His road to the top began as he won the F4 series in both Italy and Germany in 2021.

After climbing up to F3, the teen sensation finished in third and was then handed a chance in F2 last year with Prema Racing.

The Chelmsford-born racer featured in practice sessions with Haas during the 2023 season.

And he finished only three tenths off veteran team-mate Nico Hulkenberg in Mexico City.

Bearman has been selected to fill in for Sainz over fellow back-up drivers Robert Shwartzman and Antonio Giovinazzi.

He will be the 165th British F1 driver and the first to get behind the wheel of Ferrari since Eddie Irvine.

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