Haas locked down Ferrari junior Rafael Camara on a multi-year deal starting in 2027, filling the seat Esteban Ocon will vacate at season's end. The 21-year-old Brazilian arrives with momentum: he leads Formula 2 in his rookie year with three feature wins and holds a seven-point cushion over Red Bull's Nikola Tsolov. Camara tore through the junior ranks—2024 F3 champion with a win rate matching the all-time record, Regional Euro champion the year before—and impressed Haas during an August TPC test at Portimao.
Team Principal Ayao Komatsu cited Camara's qualifying pace in Monaco and Montreal as proof of speed under pressure. Gene Haas pointed to Ollie Bearman's trajectory as evidence that Ferrari Academy grads arrive ready. With Bearman expected to stay, the American squad is betting its future on two young Ferrari proteges. Camara's challenge: turn junior dominance into points in the midfield where Haas lives.
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