MOSCOW, Oct 22 The Ferrari team celebrated the work of Russian Robert Schwartzman in Schwartzman made his Formula 1 debut on Friday, placing 16th in the first free practice session at the US Grand Prix. In it, he replaced the Monegasque Charles Leclerc. «That smile says it all. A great day for Robert Schwartzman, another Ferrari academy driver who took the first step and held an official session in Formula 1,» the team said in a statement. Twitter. Schwartzman, 23, is the 2019 Formula 3 champion and the 2021 Formula 2 silver medalist and became a Ferrari test driver in 2022.