Bearman: “The accident at Suzuka? I’m fine now, my knee deflated”

Impact at 50 G Oliver Bearman in Australia and China was among the best drivers on the track, but in Japan the schedule recorded a setback which also coincided with a very dangerous accident which inevitably brought the spotlight to the issue linked to the safety of the race dynamics that are created between cars in the charging phase and single-seaters launched at full power. The Haas driver had to avoid Franco Colapinto’s Alpine and ended up on the escape route, losing control of the car and hitting the barriers with an impact of 50G. Bearman emerged from the cockpit visibly in pain, but now seems to have completely overcome this trauma. “It was difficult to return home because after the accident I didn’t move much – Oliver Bearman told Sportbible – my right knee was swollen, but now it’s deflated, I’m fine. I trained on the simulator to prepare for an Endurance race with my brother. It could have been much worse, I’m grateful to be well and I can’t wait to get back on track in Miami”.