Haas
Oliver Bearman, 17th
“I had a bit of a moment at the start, but nothing major. I lost a few spots but I gained them back again, so it was net zero. After that, I had some very slow pit stops and couldn’t fight back from there. I want to go home now and reset. It’s been a disappointing three weeks where we’ve missed two opportunities to score points – we just need to move on and do better.”
Rafael Camara, 20th
“It definitely wasn’t an easy one, with all the conditions out there we experienced over the course of one race. In the beginning, it was about staying on track, and there were a couple of mistakes – it was a bit tricky. The positive is that there was no damage today and lots learned, but there’s still a lot more to learn for the future. I think there are a lot of things to go through with the team and put in place for next time. On one side, I was trying to enjoy my first race in Formula 1, at home, so it was nice – but I think on my side, I wasn’t fully satisfied with how we finished today. It was a weekend where I think I must’ve nearly experienced everything, so I’ve learned a lot for the future.”
Ayao Komatsu, Team Principal
“It was a pretty tricky race. Ollie had a snap at Turn 3 on lap one, which meant his rear impact structure was a bit damaged, but we didn’t know that at the time – so it had a huge impact on the pit stop. It’s a shame because Ollie’s pace on the first stint – even though we were struggling a little bit to start off with – he came back strong, and was fighting for P10. That really long pit stop, with the car damage, really killed his race. On his last inters stint, we weren’t competitive, so there’s lots to look into.
"For Rafa’s first race in Formula 1, he obviously had very challenging conditions. He had very good pace, and he kept it clean. He made some mistakes, but overall, I think they were very challenging conditions to make your debut, so well done to him for completing this race without any big issues. We know he has performance, he has speed, it’s just about consistency and delivering it. There’s lots of learning today, but we’ve done as best as we could, and we’ll take that forward from here and use it in Las Vegas.”
