Bearman one step away from the points zone: “We expected a more challenging race”

Top-10 missed For the first time at the start of the season, especially at the team’s home GP, Haas failed to achieve a top-10 finish, despite coming very close to the finish line on the Miami circuit. Oliver Bearman, 11th, came close to reaching the points zone between the two drivers of the stars and stripes team, followed by Esteban Ocon, 13th behind Gabriel Bortoleto. Results that push Haas from 4th place in the Constructors’ standings to 6th, thanks to the arrival of Verstappen in 5th place and Colapinto in 7th, with the Alpine driver achieving his first placing in the top ten. Disappointment not 100% A weekend that partly satisfies Bearman, with the 20 year old who will try to make up for it at the next race in Canada: “It was a really close fight. I’m a bit disappointed, but as I already said this weekend, perhaps we expected a more challenging race, given that we didn’t bring updates to the car. Having said that, I think we can be happy with our work, given that we arrived close to the points zone, but unfortunately not enough. The race is not It went in our favor, as we had a retirement in front of us, and on the first lap I slipped back. However, with the updates that we will bring to the next race in Montreal, we hope to be more competitive.” What to study? Elements to review together with the team also for Esteban Ocon, especially after a certain moment of the race: “We were trying to have a good race, but unfortunately after the pit stop it wasn’t like that anymore, so we have to analyze the situation. I think it would have been difficult to get to the points because we lacked a bit of pace and it was quite complicated to stay on the track and find a good rhythm. We had a bit of tire degradation because we were pushing hard. However, there are many positive aspects to learn from and many good lessons for us. Now let’s think about Montreal and not we can’t wait to see what we can do.”

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News
2026-05-05 01:00:00