Ollie Bearman has been taken to the FIA medical centre after a “scary” crash at the Japanese Grand Prix.
The British 20-year-old, in his second season in F1, lost control at ‘Spoon’ corner at Suzuka as he chased down Alpine’s Franco Colapinto.
With high closing speeds, Bearman took evasive action and lost control of his Haas car, spinning off the circuit and smashing into the tyre wall.
Bearman emerged from his cockpit limping and needed assistance from trackside marshals. The Chelmsford-born driver has been taken to the track’s medical centre.
Around 20 minutes after the crash, Haas released an update: “50G impact. Ollie has had an X-ray at the medical centre. No fractures, a right knee contusion following the impact.”
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu, speaking to Sky Sports, described the incident as “scary.”
The crash resulted in a safety car, which aided pole-sitter Kimi Antonelli and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, who managed to gain places via a cheap pit-stop.
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