Bearman escapes heavy crash without serious injurySainz calls for FIA action on safetyHaas say Bearman went off at 308kphSUZUKA (Japan), March 30 — Haas driver Oliver Bearman...
‘We don’t want to die. Please get us from here’: Helplines buzz with alerts from seafarers trapped in warThe safety car leads drivers following a crash by Haas F1 Team's British driver Oliver Bearman during the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit in Suzuka, Mie prefecture on March 29, 2026.
— AFP picand enjoy FREE RM10 & when you sign up using code VERSAMM10 with min. cash of RM100 today! T&Cs apply.Haas say Bearman went off at 308kph SUZUKA , March 30 — Haas driver Oliver Bearman described his high-speed crash in yesterday’s Japanese Grand Prix as “a scary moment” with the incident sparking calls for the sport’s regulator to make safety-related changes to its new rules. Bearman’s car hit the barriers with a force of 50G at Spoon, the US-owned team said, after approaching Franco Colapinto’s Alpine with a 50-kilometre-per-hour difference in speed between the two cars. As the Haas swerved left to avoid contact, the car went onto the grass and through a marker board as the 20-year-old lost control at 308kph with the safety car then deployed in a key moment of the race. Haas F1 Team's British driver Oliver Bearman walks back to the paddock after crashing in the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit in Suzuka, Mie prefecture on March 29, 2026. — AFP pic“I’m absolutely fine,” said Bearman, who was seen limping away from his crashed car, but escaped without any broken bones and only a right knee contusion.Formula One has introduced sweeping new rules this season with the hybrid power units in the cars now split near 50-50 between electric and combustion power. This has introduced an element of energy management to the racing with teams striking a balance between deploying electrical power and harvesting energy to recharge the power unit’s batteries. Different teams are deploying and harvesting at different parts of the track, creating speed differentials between individual cars. Haas boss Ayao Komatsu said Bearman, aware that his car was faster than Colapinto’s in that part of the track, was shaping up for an overtaking move and hit the boost button to call on additional power.Williams racer and Grand Prix Drivers’ Association director Carlos Sainz said drivers had warned the sport’s regulators about the potential for disaster. “We’ve been warning them about this happening, this kind of closing speeds and this kind of accidents were always going to happen,” he said. “I’m not very happy with what we’ve had up until now. “Hopefully we come up with a better solution that doesn’t create these massive closing speeds and a safer way of going racing. “Here we were lucky there was an escape road. Now imagine going to Baku or going to Singapore or going to Vegas and having this kind of closing speeds and crashes next to the walls.”“The regulations are at a very immature way and actually the FIA and us teams we’re going to analyse the accident very carefully to see how we can avoid these things,” said the Austrian. Drivers follow the safety car after a crash by Haas F1 Team's British driver Oliver Bearman during the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit in Suzuka, Mie prefecture on March 29, 2026. — AFP picFormula One’s governing FIA said in a statement the new rules would be assessed and the need for any changes determined over a series of meetings in April, as had already been planned. “At this stage, any speculation regarding the nature of potential changes would be premature,” the FIA said.McLaren team boss Andrea Stella said addressing safety concerns should be at the top of the agenda at the planned meetings. “We have a responsibility to put in place the actions that, especially from a safety point of view, should be implemented,” the Italian said. — Reuters
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