After three impressive races during the 2024 in a reserve rule for both Ferrari and Haas, Oliver Bearman earned a full-time seat at Haas for the 2025 Formula 1 season. But that rookie campaign for Bearman has gotten off to a very difficult start.

Haas driver Oliver Bearman's troubles at the Australian Grand Prix continued on Saturday as the British teen failed to post a lap in qualifying after triggering a second red flag in two days of practice.

Two F1 stars have been hit by a last-minute demotion at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. Things could not have gone much worse for Liam Lawson and Oliver Bearman in their first official competitive grand prix weekends with Red Bull and Haas respectively in 2025.