Ollie Bearman believes Haas “executed… an ideal race” because the Briton claimed one other sturdy factors end in Sunday’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix, suggesting sixth “was the very best consequence we might have achieved”.
The 20-year-old headed to Brazil off the again of his strongest end in System 1 up to now, having completed fourth on the earlier spherical in Mexico Metropolis.
Bearman‘s spectacular type continued over the weekend, which included qualifying P8 after ending in direction of the highest of the instances within the earlier Q1 and Q2 periods, though he was handed a five-second penalty for a collision with Liam Lawson’s Racing Bulls in Saturday’s Dash.
Having stayed out of hassle and run as excessive as fourth at one stage in the 71-lap Grands Prix, Bearman completed better of the remaining behind the main runners however nicely away from the chasing again to report his fourth factors end on the bounce.
“Very glad. I believe we executed actually an ideal race and that was the very best consequence we might have achieved,” mentioned Bearman, whose eight factors have left Haas simply two behind Aston Martin within the Groups’ Championship.
“In fact we had some fortune with some automobiles retiring however total I believe we had a fantastic race. Good technique, good tempo, some overtakes as nicely which isn’t enjoyable as a result of that is at all times including one other factor of threat, but it surely was a very nice one on the market.
“Mexico was a little bit of a shock however to maintain that momentum with a P6 is a good feeling and now we have now a fantastic alternative heading into the ultimate three races.”
Staff mate Esteban Ocon additionally put in a powerful efficiency however a pit lane begin, together with a puncture simply as a Security Automobile interval was ending, meant the Frenchman might solely end twelfth, albeit solely two seconds behind Liam Lawson in P7.
“I might have been a lot additional up if we did not have a puncture. Sadly, we received the puncture one lap after Max [Verstappen] and the race mainly restarted once I got here in so I misplaced nonetheless a lot time, in all probability like 10 seconds,” he mentioned.
“We completed involved with P7, we had been there on the finish with Pierre [Gasly], Liam [Lawson], with Nico [Hulkenberg]. It was wanting like end however sadly not.
“[We lacked] in all probability two laps actually to make additional progress. It is unlucky as a result of we had good tempo however I believe the luck was simply not on our aspect this weekend.”
