After three impressive races during the 2024 in a reserve rule for both Ferrari and Haas, Oliver Bearman earned a full-time seat at Haas for the 2025 Formula 1 season. But that rookie campaign for Bearman has gotten off to a very difficult start.

Oliver Bearman feels he “wanted a bit too much, too soon” after crashing his Haas Formula 1 car heavily in opening practice for the Australian Grand Prix. With about 20 minutes remaining in FP1, full-season rookie Bearman lost control of his car going into Turn 10, running wide over the gravel trap before slamming heavily into the wall.

Oliver Bearman has offered up his assessment of a frustrating opening day at the Australian Grand Prix. The teenager crashed at Turn 10 after running wide into the gravel, bringing out a red flag and causing him to miss the remainder of FP1,