Bearman says Haas’ lack of Silverstone pace was ‘painful’ after point-less British GP

Haas leave Silverstone empty-handed

Haas departed the British Grand Prix without points after Ollie Bearman and Esteban Ocon finished 12th and 13th at Silverstone, with Bearman admitting the team was simply not quick enough when it mattered.

From there, his afternoon became a recovery drive rather than a points attack. Haas lacked the pace to cut through the field, particularly in traffic, and Bearman was left to reflect on a race that exposed the team’s current limitations.

Bearman frustrated by pace deficit

The central concern for Bearman was not just the first-lap contact, but what followed. Even after recovering from the spin, Haas did not have enough performance to make decisive progress.

“After that I was running at the back and then after that, we were just slow, we were not quick enough to overtake,” he said. “Struggled a lot in the dirty air and then I managed to have a bit of clean air and show some good pace, but still, not quick enough. It’s painful.”

Silverstone has already produced several sharply contrasting team narratives, from upgrade-driven momentum to exposed weaknesses, as seen in our look at Ferrari and McLaren’s crucial Silverstone upgrades. For Haas, the message was more direct: the car did not have enough race pace to reach the top 10.

Bearman also warned that relief may not arrive immediately. With no major upgrades expected until after the August summer break, he expects Belgium and Hungary to be difficult.

“We haven’t got a whole lot on the horizon unfortunately, so it’s going to be a tough two races before the summer break,” he added.

Ocon encouraged, but still short of points

Ocon finished one place behind Bearman after a race compromised by a slow pit stop under the first Virtual Safety Car, which lasted only seconds while an umbrella was retrieved from the track.

Still, the Frenchman found positives in the car’s condition, noting that earlier degradation problems were not present.

“Not quite the perfect race let’s say but we had a car that was performing normally, without big issues,” Ocon said. “The car is healthy and I could fight, so it was nice.”

Even so, his conclusion matched Bearman’s: Haas needs more pace to fight properly for points.