A performance boost for Haas in Austin?

At the Circuit of the Americas, whose design is partly inspired by Silverstone, Oliver Bearman could aim for a points result at the United States Grand Prix. While at the British GP, the Briton finished just outside the points (11^e), he however finished the race two places ahead of his teammate Esteban Ocon, with whom he had contact during the race. Since the return from the summer break, seeing the protégé of Ferrari in front of his neighbor's garage is nothing unusual.

Oliver Bearman comes back against Esteban Ocon

While the Frenchman is nevertheless running in Formula 1 for 9 years, at Haas Oliver Bearman has dominated since Zandvoort (Netherlands), where he finished 6th. The Norman remains ahead in the Drivers' standings: 15^e with 28 points against 19^e with 18 points for his young teammate. Since the Dutch GP at the end of August, the Chelmsford native has finished in the points twice – at Zandvoort and Marina Bay (Singapore, 9th) – and ahead of his teammate in the last four races.

"Since the summer break, however, I've found a good level of consistency and I've also changed my approach a little. Within the team, too, some things are changing. I'm really happy with how things are going. At the start of the season, my goal was to improve considerably, both in terms of my driving and my abilities, and that's what I've seen." congratulates driver number 87.

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Promising improvements for the VF-25

For the second home race of Haas, the American team which will sport a special livery, also introduced " modest improvements " to its VF-25 specifies Ayao Komatsu, director of the team, while many teams are already fully concentrating on the development of the car 2026. These adjustments, even limited, could allow Bearman to be more competitive in Austin. " We We have improved the car, which will allow us to be a little more efficient everywhere, hopes the Haas driver. This season has been a bit of an up-and-down season.” The new package can only be tested in FP1, before the team has to focus on Sprint Qualifying, scheduled for this Friday at 23:30 p.m. French time.

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