Bearman Fourth in Mexico, Haas Up to Eighth

Oliver 'Ollie' Bearman, 20, produced a career-best fourth-place finish for Haas at the Mexico City Grand Prix after starting ninth, converting opportunistic moves — including a daring lunge on Max Verstappen — into a top-four result. He capitalised on a lap-six battle between Lewis Hamilton and Verstappen to briefly move into third and later benefited from Hamilton’s 10-second penalty, but a two-stop strategy combined with Verstappen’s one-stop ultimately denied him a maiden podium. Bearman said he was 's***ing myself' wheel-to-wheel with Verstappen but stressed the result was earned on merit. The 12 points more than doubled his season tally to 20 and helped lift Haas into eighth in the Constructors' Championship. Bearman and the team said pitting to consolidate was the right strategic call and that the performance gives him confidence racing with the front runners can become the norm.