Overview
- Ferrari’s Fred Vasseur lauded the rookie’s error-free Mexico drive and said he briefly thought a podium was possible.
- Ayao Komatsu explained Haas switched to a two-stop on lap 49 to bank P4, accepting Max Verstappen would likely get through on a one-stop.
- Komatsu said a podium was “definitely on the cards” before rivals’ stops changed the complexion, praising a “mega team effort” including a season-best 2.1s pit stop.
- Martin Brundle and Jacques Villeneuve backed Bearman’s potential, with Brundle arguing he should be first in line when a Ferrari seat becomes available.
- Bearman, a Ferrari Driver Academy member, matched Haas’s best-ever result, sits on 32 points in P13, and previously scored P7 on his 2024 Ferrari debut in Saudi Arabia.