21/09/2025
NEWS STORY
MoneyGram Haas F1 Team finished with Oliver Bearman 12th, and Esteban Ocon 14th, at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, held Sunday at the Baku City Circuit.
Bearman started from P15 on Pirelli P Zero White hard tires and maintained position on the opening lap, before settling into a rhythm during the first stint. The British rookie came in on lap 28 for Yellow medium tires, emerging towards the rear of the field, but gradually worked his way through to finish P12.
Ocon took the start from P20, also on hard tires, and was involved in contact on the opening lap with Nico Hulkenberg. The Frenchman pitted under the safety car on lap 1 for medium tires, before coming in again on lap 2 for hard tires, which he preserved through to the checkered flag of the 51-lap race. Ocon classified P14.
MoneyGram Haas F1 Team holds ninth position in the Constructors' Championship, on 44 points.
Ollie Bearman: "It was a good race as overall we made a good comeback, and we had good pace. I started P15 but lost a few spots early on during the safety car restart, and after that, I was really stuck in the first stint behind cars, and it was damage limitation from there on. The car was quick, but we couldn't do anything with it."
Esteban Ocon: "It was a good start, and we tried a really aggressive strategy. It's a bit of a shame on that side, but we'll review. It's been a difficult weekend for us, and there are a lot of things to improve on for the next race, and this is what we'll look out for in Singapore. We need to have a clean sweep with no issues - a healthy weekend - which is what we're all asking for."
Ayao Komatsu, Team Principal: "It was a tough race to recover from, starting P15 and P20, so when you start there and get into a DRS train, it's very difficult to overtake. For Esteban, I think the strategy was right, but in terms of balance limitation, it wasn't quite there for him to make further progress. On Ollie's side, we didn't maximize the start and safety car restart, and we lost positions. Unfortunately, the DRS train defined his race because we were stuck behind slower cars. You can see the potential in the second stint how quick Ollie was, so we know it's there. Again, it's frustrating because over a whole weekend you can make one mistake and that defines it - but unfortunately that's the nature of the game in Formula 1. We've got the car and the drivers, so it will happen."
Check out our Sunday gallery from Baku here.