MoneyGram Haas F1 Crew drivers Oliver Bearman and Nico Hulkenberg kicked off Saturday morning in So Paulo with the Dash – the fifth of six deliberate Dash weekends on the 2024 FIA Formulation 1 World Championship schedule. Bearman completed 14th with Hulkenberg having to retire his VF-24 following a gearbox concern.
Hulkenberg began the Dash from P12 on used mediums, gaining three positions on the opening lap. The German held steadfast by way of the opening stage of the Dash earlier than tire put on performed its half, Bearman passing him on lap 9. The German dropped a couple of extra spots to P13, when on lap 21 a gearbox drawback introduced Hulkenberg’s race to an early finish, having to cease his automotive by the facet of the monitor at Flip 10.
Bearman had a busy opening lap, battling vehicles each in entrance and behind, however maintained place earlier than overtaking his teammate. Bearman confronted comparable points on the used medium compound and was working P12 when a VSC was introduced out for his teammate’s stricken automotive. On the ultimate lap, racing resumed however the Brit conceded two extra locations, classifying P14 on the checkered.
Saturday’s scheduled qualifying was rained off after a delay of practically two hours. Heavy showers descended onto the Autdromo Jos Carlos Tempo half-hour earlier than the session was attributable to start, however standing water across the monitor rendered situations unsafe, and the choice was taken to postpone qualifying till tomorrow morning, 07:30 (Native).
Nico Hulkenberg: “Firstly, due to everybody who stayed out within the rain – you actually are some wonderful followers. Relating to the Dash, there was numerous smoke coming from the automotive, and the staff requested me to cease the automotive on the monitor. Up till then, it was going higher than anticipated after yesterday, however I believe we had been struggling as a staff with the tires – the high-deg nature and warmth was making life arduous for us. I am prepared for a spicy day tomorrow!”
Oliver Bearman: “I had fairly a foul begin within the Dash however managed to make up a couple of spots on lap one. After that, issues had been feeling fairly good however I progressively began to battle with the tires an increasing number of, and on the finish we had been simply missing tempo, so we have got numerous work to do. It is irritating that qualifying did not go forward as I used to be trying ahead to leaping again within the automotive after a tricky Dash, however due to the followers for hanging out with us. Hopefully, we get one other good session tomorrow morning and it will be one.”
Ayao Komatsu, Crew Principal: “It has been a little bit of a disappointing day as a result of we did not carry out within the Dash how we’d’ve hoped, so we’ve numerous issues to enhance on tomorrow. Everybody’s on board with that and Nico wasn’t pleased with the automotive on Friday, so we modified the automotive for qualifying however sadly, with the rain and the diminishing daylight we could not get to see what the set-up change did. We’re prepared for tomorrow morning’s qualifying and looking out ahead to having a greater race tempo tomorrow afternoon.”
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