{"id":584000,"date":"2026-04-05T14:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/584000\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:56:11","slug":"haas-doesnt-see-the-ceiling-with-impressive-oliver-bearman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/584000\/","title":{"rendered":"Haas “doesn’t see the ceiling” with impressive Oliver Bearman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Haas F1 team<\/a> principal\u00a0Ayao Komatsu says he “doesn’t see the ceiling” with Oliver Bearman<\/a> as the British youngster propelled his team to an early fourth position in the constructors’ standings.<\/p>\n

Bearman was one of the standout rookies of the 2025 class, showing a vast rate of improvement after an up-and-down start with a more assured and consistent second half of the year, with fourth place in Mexico as his best result.<\/p>\n

The 20-year-old picked up where he left off in 2026 so far, scoring 17 of Haas’s 18 points courtesy of a seventh-place finish in Australia and fifth in China, followed by a frightful accident at the Japanese Grand\u00a0Prix when he was caught out by the huge closing speeds with Alpine’s Franco Colapinto<\/a>.Bearman is also up on veteran team-mate Esteban Ocon<\/a> in qualifying so far, leading 3-1 across the first three races as well as China’s sprint qualifying session.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the eve of the Japanese GP weekend, Haas team boss\u00a0Komatsu said he had set the bar ever higher for Bearman after his solid debut campaign, but the Ferrari<\/a> loanee’s ceiling doesn’t appear to be in sight just yet.<\/p>\n

“Extremely impressive,”\u00a0Komatsu said. “But again, to be fair we set a very high bar for Ollie, right? Because every time he improves.”<\/p>\n

\"Oliver <\/p>\n

Oliver Bearman, Haas F1 Team<\/p>\n

Photo by: Simon Galloway \/ LAT Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n

While\u00a0Bearman’s raw speed was never in doubt, Komatsu says the F1 sophomore is now becoming a more rounded package as a grand\u00a0prix driver, which includes the rate at which he absorbs information and works with the team both trackside and\u00a0in the factory.<\/p>\n

“The way he can learn and improve so quickly is part of what makes him amazing. He always has this amazing speed. There’s no doubt from day one. But I think the reason why I’m so excited is that I don’t see the ceiling with him.<\/p>\n

“Mexico last year was unbelievable. And the way he’s been conducting himself throughout\u00a0pre-season testing with brand-new regulations, working with the team, simulator and away from the track, has been really good.<\/p>\n

“If you look at those two race weekends [in Melbourne and Shanghai], I would say faultless. Brilliant. And then the attitude, how he works with the engineers, execution… so, yeah, very, very pleased.”<\/p>\n

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