Overview

• Stewards found Bearman accelerated to race pace at 260 kph under a red flag before losing control and crashing into the barriers entering the pit lane during FP3 at Silverstone.
• The sanction adds a second 10-place grid penalty to his season tally, with the first issued at the Monaco Grand Prix.
• Four penalty points bring his super licence total to eight, taking him two points from an automatic one-race ban under FIA rules.
• Bearman said the crash stemmed from cold brakes and tyres under red-flag conditions, calling it a “silly, dumb error” he fully owns.
• Haas’s upgraded VF-25 has shown strong race pace this season, but Bearman’s penalties now threaten his prospects at his home Grand Prix.