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Bearman says he has no regrets over Gasly clash at US Grand Prix
Oliver Bearman collided with Pierre Gasly while trying to pass him at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.
The contact happened early in the Formula 1 race, after a Virtual Safety Car period ended.
Stewards gave Bearman a 10-second penalty, which he called excessive and said should have been treated as a racing incident.
Damage from the collision worsened during the race, and Bearman retired on lap 24 because his car had become unpredictable.
Gasly finished 10th and scored one point, but said the damage stopped him from challenging Liam Lawson for ninth.
Bearman said he does not regret the move, arguing Haas needs to take risks because it is not fast enough to score points on pace alone.
Oliver Bearman said he had no regrets about his move on Pierre Gasly at the United States Grand Prix.
The two cars made contact at Turn 13, damaging both and leading stewards to give Bearman a 10-second penalty.
Bearman said the penalty was excessive and described the collision as a racing incident.
Damage from the collision worsened, and Bearman retired on lap 24.
Gasly finished 10th and said the damage cost him time and limited his chance to challenge Liam Lawson.
- Who
- Haas driver Oliver Bearman and Alpine driver Pierre Gasly.
- What
- Their cars collided when Bearman tried to pass Gasly, after which Bearman received a 10-second penalty and later retired.
- When
- During the United States Grand Prix, on Sunday; the date is not stated.
- Where
- Turn 13 of the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.
- Why
- Bearman said he took the risk because Haas was not fast enough to score points on merit. He said he had committed to the move and could not disappear.
Oliver Bearman
Pierre Gasly
Nature of the move
Oliver Bearman
Bearman called it a racing incident and said the 10-second penalty was excessive.
Pierre Gasly
Gasly called the overtake a little optimistic and said it was not the cleanest move.
Impact of the contact
Oliver Bearman
Bearman said damage to his car ruined his race and led to his retirement.
Pierre Gasly
Gasly said damage to his car cost time and prevented him from challenging Liam Lawson for ninth.
After the Virtual Safety Car ended, Bearman tried to pass Gasly at Turn 13 and the cars made contact.
Stewards gave Bearman a 10-second penalty.
Bearman let Haas team-mate Esteban Ocon pass as damage to his car worsened.
Bearman retired because of the damage.
Gasly finished 10th, eight seconds behind Liam Lawson.
- Penalty
- 10 seconds for Bearman
- Retirement
- Lap 24
- Gasly's finish
- 10th place
- Collision location
- Turn 13
- Gasly's gap to Lawson
- Eight seconds at the finish
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What people are saying
Ten seconds is crazy, given all of those facts.
To be honest, I don’t regret going for the move because at this stage if we don’t do something special and get a bit lucky, be aggressive and go for it, then we’re not going to score points because we’re not fast enough to do that on merit
I think [the overtake] was a little optimistic, not crazy, but a little optimistic.
It just wasn’t the cleanest move.