But having skipped Tuesday altogether due to wet weather – with teams allowed to run on any three of five days – Oliver Bearman’s first appearance of the week was less prosperous.<\/p>\n
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Oliver Bearman, Ayao Komatsu | TGR Haas F1 Team<\/p>\n
An early problem believed to be related to the Ferrari power unit kept him limited to just 21 laps in the morning, and though that was rectified for the afternoon, a second and unrelated gremlin brought Bearman’s day to an abrupt end.<\/p>\n
Despite that, Komatsu was positive about learnings that had been taken from day one into day three, explaining: \u201cWe had Ollie in the car today and obviously we\u2019d taken lots of learnings from our first day of running here in Spain. <\/p>\n
“We\u2019d sorted out so many issues from Monday, so when we were running on track today, I could see a huge step forward compared to day one \u2013 that\u2019s a big positive for us.” <\/p>\n
Haas could now opt to take Thursday off to address any concerns before returning to on-track action on Friday. Either way, when the team does choose to run, Ocon and Bearman will split driving duties.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve been spotted… Act normal \ud83d\ude2c#HaasF1<\/a> #F1<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/R2W4WoNKDS<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 TGR Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) January 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Addressing the issues encountered, Komats, who celebrated his birthday on Wednesday, added: “Unfortunately, in both the morning and afternoon sessions, we had two reliability issues. I\u2019m not worried about the one we had this morning, the one in the afternoon was a bit more serious and it\u2019s obviously something we\u2019re looking into and analyzing exactly what happened \u2013 and of course, how to solve it. <\/p>\n “We\u2019ll aim to get on top of it as quickly as possible but at least it’s happened relatively early in our overall pre-season program. We\u2019ll need to decide when we run again, whether that\u2019s Thursday or Friday now \u2013 it\u2019s still TBC. <\/p>\n “I\u2019m continuing to take the positives we\u2019ve seen, though \u2013 particularly how we\u2019ve improved operational performance from day one to day two of running.\u201d<\/p>\n Two further tests will take place at the Bahrain International Circuit in February ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on March 8.<\/p>\n The Latest Formula 1 News<\/p>\n Mercedes Sets Daunting Benchmark on Day 3 of F1 Testing<\/a><\/p>\n Williams Boss James Vowles Explains “Painful” Barcelona F1 Test Absence<\/a><\/p>\n Red Bull Boss Explains Tricky Decision After Isack Hadjar Crash<\/a><\/p>\n Lewis Hamilton Hails First Day Results As Ferrari Makes F1 Testing Debut<\/a><\/p>\n