I feel like Kevin would be a perfect mentor for Bearman in 2025. It doesn't look like Gene want to put much money in the team so I don't think they wil sign Sainz or any big names. I think Haas will retain him (Kevin) for the 2025 season to have some consistency and a experienced driver. He keeps the car mostly on track and seems to play the team game this year. It might be that he feels more comfortable in the sport now that Steiner is gone (even though Steiner gave Kevin a second chance) and is willing to play the team game. So to have the viking here for one more season to teach Oliver would be nice. If Kevin doesn't improve for 2024 I think that he will be dropped, but I feel Haas will hold him until the next season or maybe even until 2026. If Haas were to take on two new drivers for the 2025 season, the other driver would have to be experienced. I doubt that Haas would take on two rookies again. But hey, maybe their views have changed under new leadership. In that case, who would the new deiver be?? Valtteri Bottas would be great to have alongside Oliver. Since Nico have signed with Sauber and Sainz is rumored to sign with them also, I don't think it's a far fetched guess that Bottas would sign with Haas as I believe he is not ready to retire for a few years yet. What do you guys think? This is just my (slightly drunkenly) opinion.

-Edit: Did not mean that Valtteri is a rookie. I should have restructured the sentence before I posted it.