Photo: Hitech GP
Thomas Bearman, younger brother of Formula 1 and Formula 2 racer Ollie, will race full-time in British Formula 4 next year with Hitech GP.
The 15-year-old karting graduate contested the final two rounds of this season, and scored a point in the final race of the year. He made his single-seater debut with the team in the Euro 4 round at the Red Bull Ring a week before his first British F4 outing.
“I’m excited to be continuing with Hitech for the 2025 British F4 championship for what will be my first full season of single-seater racing,” said Bearman.
“During the two British F4 rounds and the Euro 4 event I really gained a lot of confidence and by the season finale in Brands Hatch I was feeling really at home in the car and the team.
“I can’t thank Hitech enough for guiding me through this step up to single-seaters, and racing with Deagen [Fairclough] and Reza [Seewooruthun] has been fantastic; it’s been great to watch and learn from them. They’ve set a high bar and this experience of working with them has been really motivating. I can’t wait to get into winter testing now and the hard work for next season starts there.”
Last year Bearman was runner-up in Rotax Max’s Winter Cup, sixth in the Grand Finals and eighth in its Euro Trophy for Rotax Junior karts, and on the senior machinery this year he has come 17th in the Euro Trophy and 35th in the Winter Cup.
On home soil he has remained on a junior class kart, coming seventh in the British championship and also racing in the Ultimate Karting Championship, while in the BNL Karting Series he has been active in the senior class.
“The step up to single-seaters can be a tough test, but we’re really pleased with the progress that Thomas has made in just two rounds,” Hitech’s British F4 team manager Dominic Stott commented.
“There’s a lot to take on board in that first event but with the benefit of his second round Thomas had started to gain confidence and momentum,” he continued. “He’s been very fortunate to have two star mentors in Deagen and Reza during that time. They took him under their wing, which I’m pleased to say is very much the culture of the team, and it helped him settle in for what can often be an intimidating transition for young karters. We’re looking forward to seeing him maximise his potential as part of another strong line-up next year.”