Oliver Bearman launched a scathing assault on rival Yuki Tsunoda as he accused the Pink Bull driver of creating “dangerous” manoeuvres throughout their United States Grand Prix battle.
Bearman was pressuring Tsunoda within the battle for seventh on lap 34 when the Haas driver spun at Flip 15, because the Pink Bull closed the door on an tried overtake up the within.
British rookie Bearman was adamant that Tsunoda had damaged the principles, or not less than gone towards “the spirit of the regulations” by transferring underneath braking in his makes an attempt to defend.
“For me, what he did was unfair,” Bearman informed Sky Sports activities F1 after ending ninth. “I felt what he did was against the rules and against the spirit of the regulations and what we race to.
“It was two laps that I used to be attempting to combat with him, clearly I had extra tempo at that stage. Each time I used to be wanting on the transfer, on the within at Flip 12, the within at Flip 13, and the within at Flip 15, he was transferring in response. And transferring in response is one thing that we will not do at these speeds with these vehicles. It is harmful.
“Once I went for the transfer on the within on that event, he noticed me do this and reacted to my transfer. And by the point I am dedicated to braking, I can not disappear.
“Honestly, we’re very lucky to have avoided a big, big crash. Just very disappointed that it resulted in P9 for us today.”
Bearman defined that he was additionally annoyed with the first-lap “dive-bombs” Tsunoda had tried on the Circuit of the Americas in each Saturday’s Dash and Sunday’s race.
The 20-year-old Brit brutally alluded to Tsunoda’s common struggles to match the performances of his Pink Bull team-mate Max Verstappen, who eased to victory in Austin.
Please use Chrome browser for a extra accessible video participant
US GP opening lap! Max Verstappen holds off Lando Norris as Charles Leclerc pounces early in Austin!
Ask whether or not he would try to talk to Tsunoda, Bearman stated: “No, I don’t think it’s the first time he’s done something like that and it’s definitely not going to be the last time.
“Clearly with the best way he is driving… I imply we noticed him in qualy yesterday complaining, he is attempting actually arduous and it is not working.
“Twice in Turn 1 he dive-bombed on lap 1, taking incredible risks, so I don’t even think it’s worth trying to make him understand my view.”
Tsunoda: I am not his team-mate!
Tsunoda rejected Bearman’s suggestion that he had finished something fallacious.
“I don’t think I moved under the braking,” Tsunoda informed Sky Sports activities F1.
“It’s a bit unfortunate how he ended up, especially as we were having a good fight until then. That’s it.”
The Japanese driver has endured a difficult marketing campaign after being promoted from Racing Bulls to Pink Bull simply two races into the season.
Please use Chrome browser for a extra accessible video participant
Talking on The F1 Present Podcast Ted Kravitz discusses Yuki Tsunoda’s future at Pink Bull.
Regardless of the group’s insistence {that a} resolution on their line-up for subsequent yr will not be made till after subsequent weekend’s Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix, most assume that Tsunoda is not going to get a drive with both Pink Bull or their junior squad subsequent yr.
His type has picked up in latest weeks with three factors finishes within the 5 races because the summer time break, after a streak of seven races with no level earlier than that.
Requested particularly about Bearman’s criticism of his Flip-1 strikes, Tsunoda added: “That’s racing, right? I was fully in control, I didn’t have any lock-ups, and we were side-by-side.
“I am not his team-mate, I am simply combating to be within the prime 10 or extra. I believed it was okay.”
Button split on Bearman complaints
Sky Sports F1 pundit and former world champion Jenson Button agreed with Bearman that Tsunoda was in the wrong for the Turn 15 incident.
Button said: “I do not actually know the place Yuki was occurring that one. It seemed like he was going to be driving over the grass on the within as a result of he was wanting within the mirrors ready to see if Ollie was going to attempt to go down the within.
“He turns left and he would have been on the grass if he did not flip again out once more. He is 100 per cent reacting to what Ollie’s doing behind him in a braking zone.
Please use Chrome browser for a extra accessible video participant
See why Haas’ Ollie Bearman is in peril of a race ban after amassing 10 penalty factors, his first issued from the Sao Paulo Grand Prix in 2024.
“He also braked unbelievably early for that corner, which causes an issue for the cars behind.
However, Button thought Bearman’s criticism of Tsunoda’s efforts at Turn 1 in both Austin races was unreasonable.
He added: “I feel Yuki was within the fallacious at Flip 15. however what Ollie stated about Yuki into Flip 1, that is truthful recreation, as a result of at each begins, he braked late, he did an incredible job and gained a great deal of positions.
“You’ve got to do all you can to gain places, I just think the move with Ollie was a bit off.”
System 1’s thrilling title race heads continues on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez for the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix this weekend, reside on Sky Sports activities F1. Stream Sky Sports activities with NOW – no contract, cancel anytime
