Bearman Criticizes Tsunoda for Dangerous Driving in US GP

Bearman Criticizes Tsunoda’s Driving Style at the United States Grand Prix

The young Formula 1 driver, Oliver Bearman, expressed his dissatisfaction with the way Yuki Tsunoda drove during the United States Grand Prix, calling it dangerous and a bad example for young aspiring drivers. Bearman was visibly upset after the incident in which he had to perform an evasive maneuver to avoid Tsunoda’s Red Bull, who was defending his position mid-race. Tsunoda locked the apex at Turn 15, forcing Bearman off the track and causing him to lose control of his single-seater. I felt that what he did was quite dangerous, against the spirit of how we should race and against the image we should project to the children growing up in karting and those things. This is not how we race. He was zig-zagging all over the place for a few laps. And when I finally tried to overtake, he reacted and didn’t leave the width of a track car, and that’s unfair, it’s not allowed, and that forced me to avoid him. It could have caused a big accident, honestly, without my quick evasion, so it’s a great shame. Bearman finished in ninth position, while Tsunoda crossed the finish line in seventh place, a position that the Haas driver felt he could have achieved without the incident. Bearman did not limit himself to criticizing the race incident, but also questioned Tsunoda’s performance during the weekend.

In the sprint race, Tsunoda made a maneuver in turn 1 that resulted in the incident with his teammate, Hadjar’s car. In the main race, he repeated the action in the same turn. Bearman suggested that Tsunoda’s driving style could be a bit desperate, which was evident in his defense during the race. For his part, Tsunoda did not perceive any problem in the incidents mentioned by Bearman.

That’s racing, right? I was totally in control, I had no lock-ups and was literally side by side. I’m not his teammate, I’m just fighting to be in the top 10 or more, so yeah, I thought it was okay.

Yuki Tsunoda

Added: “I don’t think I moved under braking. It was a bit unfortunate how we ended up in that race like that, especially since we were having a good fight until then.”