F1 2025: Ollie Bearman causes ANOTHER red flag in Australian GP nightmare

Ollie Bearman, Crash, Screengrab, Australia, 2025 — Photo: © IMAGO

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Bearman causes ANOTHER red flag in Australian GP nightmare

The Brit has had a nightmare weekend

Chris Deeley Editor

Experienced sports writer covering F1 and other motorsports since 2023

Saturday 15 March 2025 02:42 Updated: 05:16

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Ollie Bearman's nightmare Australian Grand Prix weekend continued on Saturday, as he attempted to recover from Friday's crash.

The Haas driver demolished his car in FP1 with a high speed crash, with his mechanics unable to repair the damage in time to get a single lap driven in FP2.

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Bearman was the first man out of the pits in FP3 on Saturday, but dipped a tyre all the way onto the grass on his first flying lap and spun out into the gravel, where his car became beached.

The British driver came in as one of the more accomplished drivers of the so-called rookie class, having looked mature beyond his years in his appearances for Ferrari and Haas last year.

Bearman raced three times in F1 last season

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Bearman's nightmare weekend

Haas' decision not to run any qualifying sims in pre-season testing in Bahrain means that Bearman will come into Saturday's late session with a dearth of low-fuel runs.

The Brit should get some more running in FP3 after his car gets towed back to the pit lane and cleaned off, but his first weekend as a full time driver could barely have started worse.

The only other driver to risk a session-ending crash this weekend was Bearman's countryman George Russell, who touched the grass at the end of FP1 and was only saved from a spectacular crash by a large run-off area.

Bearman's Haas team-mate Esteban Ocon struggled mightily on Friday, with the team looking like they may be at the back of the field as the season starts.