Ollie Bearman, who was involved in an accident, withdraws

Ollie Bearman's crash dominated the session, immediately triggering a yellow flag followed by the deployment of the safety car.

The incident was triggered when Franco Colapinto, slowing down to recover energy, slightly widened his line. This maneuver caught the young Haas driver off guard, forcing him to react abruptly. While trying to avoid the Alpine, Bearman lost control of his car before crashing into the wall.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here's the moment Bearman went into the barriers at Spoon <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/F1?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#F1</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JapaneseGP?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JapaneseGP</a> <a href="https://t.co/XmurXApWkp">pic.twitter.com/XmurXApWkp</a></p>— Formula 1 (@F1) <a href="https://twitter.com/F1/status/2038134038314053859?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The impact, measured at 50G according to data from the American team, attests to the violence of the crash. Despite this, the driver managed to get out of his car, though his ankle was visibly injured. Assisted by the marshals, he made his way to the medical center where initial examinations proved reassuring: no fractures were detected.

Bearman is, however, suffering from a significant contusion. It's a tough blow, but not serious in the long term, and should allow him to take advantage of the April break to fully recover before returning to the track.