Ollie Bearman’s 50G crash during the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix seemed inevitable to the Formula 1 drivers.
They’d previously warned that a big wreck would likely feature in the 2026 campaign, given the nature of the new car design technical regulations introduced this year.
“We’d spoken about that being a possibility since these cars were conceptualized,” McLaren’s Oscar Piastri said during the postrace news conference, after he finished second in the contest won by Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli.
“It’s what we’re stuck with, with the power units. There’s no easy way of getting around it.”
The drivers warned this could happen. Now it’s a matter of what action to take to help them.
Per The Athletic
Ollie Bearman’s 50G crash during the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix seemed inevitable to the Formula 1 drivers.
They’d previously warned that a big wreck would likely feature in the 2026 campaign, given the nature of the new car design technical regulations introduced this year.
“We’d spoken about that being a possibility since these cars were conceptualized,” McLaren’s Oscar Piastri said during the postrace news conference, after he finished second in the contest won by Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli.
“It’s what we’re stuck with, with the power units. There’s no easy way of getting around it.”
The drivers warned this could happen. Now it’s a matter of what action to take to help them.