Ferrari could recall Oliver Bearman to Maranello for the 2027 Formula 1 season, Haas boss Ayao Komatsu has revealed.
The 19-year-old British rookie begins his first full season with Haas in 2025 as part of a loan arrangement linked to the team's technical partnership with Ferrari.
Komatsu acknowledges Bearman's direct ties to the Scuderia.
"We have him on loan for at least two years," Komatsu explained. "Two plus one," he added, outlining the contractual structure.
"If we do a good job and Ollie does a good job, Ferrari will not be able to ignore him. But the fact that we have two years secured with him—provided nothing happens with Lewis (Hamilton) and Charles (Leclerc)—is great.
"If we make improvements together so that at the end of 2026 Ferrari insist on having Ollie in their car, that has to be a compliment to us," Komatsu added.
"In the medium term, yes—I see him as a future Ferrari driver."
Bearman has already shown promise, having scored points on his debut in a Ferrari at Jeddah and again for Haas in Baku during his one-off substitute appearances last season.
"With Ollie, it's not just about his speed, it's about everything," Komatsu said.
"I almost couldn't believe that this guy was only 18.
In fact, we don't treat him like a rookie in the sense that we pay very close attention to what he has to say. Every time he gets in the car, his feedback is excellent, his approach is outstanding, his speed is great."
Komatsu confirmed that Haas will work closely with Ferrari on Bearman's development, with regular updates provided to Maranello.
"I am sure Ferrari will want feedback on a regular basis," he said.
"There will be a meeting in the first week of February so that I can understand exactly what kind of feedback Ferrari wants from us."
Despite Haas' budding engineering relationship with Toyota, Komatsu insists that the collaboration with Ferrari remains intact and mutually beneficial.
"We have no plans to stop working in the wind tunnel in Maranello in the foreseeable future," he stated.
"It's a win-win situation, because if any difficulties arise, we can use Ferrari's solution and don't have to do that research ourselves.
So I don't see any point in stopping using this modern wind tunnel and switching to working with Toyota.
"At the moment, none of the teams use their tunnel in Cologne—only Andretti, but they're not yet in the championship, of course."
