How rough diamond Camara feels ahead of 'very surprising' F1 home debut
The FIA stewards issued a reprimand after Camara blocked Charles Leclerc in second practice, forcing the Ferrari driver onto the run-off area.
- Ferrari junior Rafael Câmara makes his Formula 1 debut at this weekend's São Paulo Grand Prix with Haas, replacing Esteban Ocon following the Frenchman's mid-season departure.
- Although Haas signed the 21-year-old for the 2027 season last month, Ocon's abrupt exit accelerated his promotion, forcing the rookie to prepare with limited simulator sessions.
- During Friday's second practice, stewards reprimanded the Brazilian for a "clearly dangerous" incident, noting his car blocked Ferrari's Charles Leclerc at a high-speed section of Interlagos.
- Becoming the 34th Brazilian to compete in a Grand Prix, the F3 champion insisted he remains focused on learning rather than setting specific performance goals this weekend.
- Haas has yet to confirm if Câmara will race in the remaining 2026 rounds, with the driver stating that future opportunities are "still to come.
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Rafa Câmara is allowed to make his debut on home soil, but still doesn't know whether the rest of the season will be in Formula 1 or Formula 2
São Paulo, 6 Nov (EFE).- Brazilian Rafael Câmara described this Friday as "very special" his first experience behind the wheel of a Formula 1 single-seater, during the free workouts of the São Paulo Grand Prix, and acknowledged that he still needs to adapt to the car and gain rhythm, after a tense moment with Charles Leclerc. [...] The entry Câmara admits that he must adapt to the F1 after a tense premiere in the Brazilian free ones was first pu…
The first day of free training for the São Paulo GP was learning for Rafael Cámara and expectation for Gabriel Bortoleto. Making his debut at F1 this weekend, the Haas pernambucan stayed in 18th in the first session (1min13s696) and showed evolution when closing the second one at 15o (1min12s591). Already the Audi paulista, in his second season in the category, ended in eighth in both activities (1min12s614 in the first, 1min11s780 in the second…
Câmara will debut with Haas in the top category this Sunday in Sao Paulo after the sudden departure of Frenchman Esteban Ocon during Mexico’s GP last weekend. “I am very happy for the opportunity and confidence that the team has placed in me this week. I’m just trying to enjoy my home career and have some fun,” said Câmara, 21 years old at the Interlagos circuit press conference, home of the Grand Prix. He acknowledged that the call took him by …
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