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Oliver Bearman impressed in qualifying at Silverstone, but his day was overshadowed by a crash under red flag in practice.
Oliver Bearman, a rookie in Haas Formula 1, acknowledged his mistake of crashing under red flag conditions during practice for the British Grand Prix, stating it shouldn’t happen at his level in motorsport. Despite causing limited damage after spinning and hitting the barriers, he received a 10-place grid drop and four penalty points on his superlicence. Bearman admitted to not accounting for the brakes and tires, calling it a silly error unacceptable in F1. He faced criticism for accelerating too fast and misjudging the pit entry speed, but managed to bounce back in qualifying and reach Q3, outperforming his teammate Esteban Ocon. Despite the qualifying success, Bearman expressed disappointment and self-blame for the incident, but also recognized the team’s progress with the new upgrade package. With eight penalty points on his superlicence, he remains focused on improving and avoiding further mistakes to prevent a potential one-race ban.
