Bearman says slow pit stop ruined São Paulo race

Oliver Bearman said he was "really hurting" after a 20-second pit stop wrecked his race at the São Paulo Grand Prix. The Haas driver had been running in the top 10 before a disastrous first stop during the switch from intermediates to slicks on lap 16, and he finished 17th after a five-second penalty for an unsafe release during the final tyre change.

Bearman dismissed the idea that points were realistically on the table, pointing to his pace relative to the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton. He said Haas is "giving it away" in the fight for seventh in the constructors' championship, where the team sits just three points ahead of Audi.

Bearman said the strategy calls had not been the problem, adding that the team boxed on the correct laps but had very slow pit stops, especially the first one.