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Oliver Bearman explains “strangest crash I ever had”, worst qualifying result in F1 2026

Motorsport.comJune 7, 2026

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Oliver Bearman says his crash in Free Practice 3 at the Monaco Grand Prix, after which he was eliminated in Q1, was the strangest in his nascent Formula 1 career. The Haas driver lost control on a dusty part of the track coming into Massenet corner, careening into the guardrail and damaging the right-hand side of his VF-26.“I just picked up the dust and lost it,” Bearman ...