Overview
- Franco Colapinto said he texted Oliver Bearman after Suzuka and is not happy with Bearman’s later criticism on a podcast.
- Asked in Miami, Bearman said he did not see the message and called the crash an unfortunate accident with no grudges.
- In late March at Suzuka, Bearman closed rapidly on an energy‑limited Alpine, ran onto the grass, and hit the Spoon barrier at about 50G.
- Stewards reviewed the clash, confirmed a 45 km/h closing‑speed differential, and issued no penalty after finding Colapinto not predominantly to blame, a view Haas chief Ayao Komatsu shared.
- The episode has intensified focus on 2026 hybrid deployment rules, with the FIA making tweaks to cut extreme speed deltas that occur when one car deploys battery power as another harvests energy.