Ocon Shocked by Haas F1’s Pace Crisis as Bearman Holds Firm

Ocon Shocked by Haas F1’s Pace Crisis as Bearman Holds Firm

16/03/2025

Haas F1’s struggles deepen as poor pace leaves Ocon frustrated, while rookie Bearman salvages a tough weekend with a clean finish.

Haas F1 is facing serious concerns at the start of this season. Whether on a dry track or in the wet, the team struggled to find any pace in Australia.

Their strategists took a gamble during the race by delaying the switch to intermediate tires, but the move backfired, making their final result even worse.

If there’s one small positive, it’s that Oliver Bearman managed to avoid crashing after what had been a brutal weekend for him. That might be the only silver lining for Haas F1, as the team now has plenty to worry about.

Bearman Stays Optimistic Despite Tough Weekend

“The main goal today was to get laps in and gather data,” said Bearman, trying to find the bright side.

“I’m quite happy with my performance—I feel like I executed things well. There were a few moments where we lost time, but when you’re not fighting for points, that’s the best time to take risks. It just didn’t work out this time—now, on to China.”

Esteban Ocon Disappointed, Surprised by Lack of Performance

Meanwhile, Esteban Ocon was left frustrated after being unable to fight for a top-10 finish. Is he already worried about the rest of the season?

“It was all about performance today—if we had a little more, we could have fought for points,” Ocon admitted.

“The cars ahead were battling, and I was just stuck there, unable to break into the top 10. Unfortunately, I just couldn’t keep up with the pace.”

“We need to analyze this closely—this is not where we expected to be, so it’s quite surprising to struggle like this. But I’m confident we’ll turn things around.”

Haas Already in Crisis Mode?

It’s early in the season, but Haas F1 already seems to be in damage-control mode.

Team principal Ayao Komatsu stuck to the usual messaging of a struggling team: at least they collected data.

“Given the issues we had with the car this weekend, we knew it would be tough, but it was crucial to finish the race with both cars,” Komatsu said.

“We needed to gather as much data as possible and get feedback from the drivers. With new engineers on the team, it was a challenging race to manage.”

“That said, I’m really pleased with the way our new team members performed. Of course, there are still areas we need to improve operationally, but I’m happy with how we’re working together.”

“With the data and feedback we’ve collected today, we’ll be able to make short-term improvements to the VF-25.”

Haas F1 now faces an uphill battle to get back in the mix. Will they find answers before the next race in China?

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Chinese GP
21 Mar 2025 - 23 Mar 2025
Free Practice 1
21 MAR 03:30 - 04:30
Sprint Qual
21 MAR 07:30 - 08:14
Sprint Race
22 MAR 03:00 - 04:00
Qualifying
22 MAR 07:00 - 08:00
Race
23 MAR 07:00 - 09:00

2025 F1 Australian Grand Prix - Race Results

Lando Norris
1
LANDO
NORRIS
57
Max Verstappen
2
MAX
VERSTAPPEN
+0.895s
George Russell
3
GEORGE
RUSSELL
+8.481s
Alex Albon
4
ALEX
ALBON
+12.773s
Kimi Antonelli
5
KIMI
ANTONELLI
+15.135s
Lance Stroll
6
LANCE
STROLL
+17.413s
Nico Hulkenberg
7
NICO
HULKENBERG
+18.423s
Charles Leclerc
8
CHARLES
LECLERC
+19.826s
Oscar Piastri
9
OSCAR
PIASTRI
+20.448s
Lewis Hamilton
10
LEWIS
HAMILTON
+22.473s
Pierre Gasly
11
PIERRE
GASLY
+26.502s
Yuki Tsunoda
12
YUKI
TSUNODA
+29.884s
Esteban Ocon
13
ESTEBAN
OCON
+33.161s
Oliver Bearman
14
OLIVER
BEARMAN
+40.351s
Liam Lawson
15
LIAM
LAWSON
47 DNF
Gabriel Bortoleto
16
GABRIEL
BORTOLETO
47 DNF
Fernando Alonso
17
FERNANDO
ALONSO
34 DNF
Carlos Sainz
18
CARLOS
SAINZ
0 DNF
Jack Doohan
19
JACK
DOOHAN
0 DNF
Isack Hadjar
20
ISACK
HADJAR
0 DNF
F1 CALENDAR 2025
Race
Date
Chinese Flag
Chinese
Shanghai International
23 Mar
Japanese Flag
Japanese
Suzuka Circuit
6 Apr
Bahrain Flag
Bahrain
Sakhir desert
13 Apr
Saudi Arabia Flag
Saudi Arabia
Jeddah Street
20 Apr
United States Flag
United States
Miami
04 May

2025 FORMULA 1 DRIVERS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Lando Norris
1
LANDO
NORRIS
25 Points
Max Verstappen
2
MAX
VERSTAPPEN
18
George Russell
3
GEORGE
RUSSELL
15
Alex Albon
4
ALEX
ALBON
12
Kimi Antonelli
5
KIMI
ANTONELLI
10
Lance Stroll
6
LANCE
STROLL
8
Nico Hulkenberg
7
NICO
HULKENBERG
6
Charles Leclerc
8
CHARLES
LECLERC
4
Oscar Piastri
9
OSCAR
PIASTRI
2
Lewis Hamilton
10
LEWIS
HAMILTON
1

2025 FORMULA 1 CONSTRUCTORS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

1
McLaren
27
2
Mercedes
25
3
Red Bull
18
4
Williams
12
5
Aston Martin
8
6
Sauber
6
7
Ferrari
5
8
Alpine F1
0
9
Haas F1
0
10
Racing Bulls
0
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