Haas Boss Komatsu: Bearman's Crash No Error

0:00It's March 30th. This is F1 News Today Team News powered by AI. House team boss Aiyau-Komatsu is urging rookie driver Oliver Bareman not to beat himself up after a scary crash during the Japanese Grand Prix. The 20-year-old Brit qualified 18th, made an early pit stop and hit the wall at Spoon Curve with a 50G impact while closing on Franco, Kalapinto's car. Coming into the corner, Bareman faced a huge 45 km per hour speed difference that caught him off guard, sending his haze machine, sliding at over 300 km per hour. He walked away limping with just a right knee bruise, but it ended his race early. Bareman's been kicking himself hard, owning the mistake with no excuses, but the team sees it different. He's already back 16 points across Australia and China, including a stunning fifth in Shanghai, single-handedly lifting haze to fourth in the Constructors' standings. He made Esteban Okan, grabbed one point at Suzuki to help the cause.

1:01Komatsu calls it no real error, more a tiny misjudgment in these brand new regs, only the third race under them. That closing speed was massive, and Bareman's aggression was spot on from the prior lab data. He's too tough on himself, but that's fuel for growth. The squads all about bouncing back together, no blame game, eyes locked on the next laps to keep climbing those charts.