Overview

• Stewards gave Oliver Bearman a 10‑second time penalty in the US GP sprint for leaving the track and keeping position over Andrea Kimi Antonelli, dropping him from eighth to 15th.
• The written verdict said Antonelli’s front axle was ahead at the apex, granting him the racing line under FIA guidelines, and found Bearman gained a lasting advantage by rejoining ahead.
• The sprint sanction did not include super licence penalty points, leaving Bearman on 10 points; he admitted he initially feared the decision meant a race ban.
• A safety car soon after the sprint incident limited Haas’s chance to consider handing the place back before the classification was locked in.
• In Sunday’s race Bearman accused Yuki Tsunoda of reactive defending at Turn 15 that forced evasive action and a spin; stewards did not investigate, and Tsunoda denied moving under braking as he finished seventh to Bearman’s ninth.