{"id":94788,"date":"2026-03-15T06:31:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T09:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/ollie-bearman-admits-surprise-after-strong-2026-formula-1-chinese-grand-prix-sprint-qualifying\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T06:31:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T09:31:28","slug":"ollie-bearman-admits-surprise-after-strong-2026-formula-1-chinese-grand-prix-sprint-qualifying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/ollie-bearman-admits-surprise-after-strong-2026-formula-1-chinese-grand-prix-sprint-qualifying\/","title":{"rendered":"Ollie Bearman admits surprise after strong 2026 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-rem-12 md:gap-rem-16 lg:gap-rem-24\">\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\"><span class=\"typography-module_body-s-bold__FIoxj typography-module_md_body-m-bold__K8ZVr typography-module_lg_body-l-bold__WMAlJ\">Ollie Bearman admits he &#8216;was not expecting to be in the fight&#8217; for points in Saturday&#8217;s Sprint in China, with the Haas driver set to start the 19-lap dash from ninth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">The Briton showed consistent pace throughout Friday&#8217;s <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoic3ByaW50X3F1YWxpZnlpbmdfbGlua19jbGlja2VkIiwiY2xpY2tUZXh0Ijp0cnVlLCJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9ybXVsYTEuY29tL2VuL2xhdGVzdC9hcnRpY2xlL3J1c3NlbGwtY2xpbmNoZXMtcG9sZS1wb3NpdGlvbi1pbi1jaGluYS1zcHJpbnQtcXVhbGlmeWluZy1haGVhZC1vZi1hbnRvbmVsbGkuNWp1c21CV1Y1anBPMDkxOWo2UnpZZyIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/russell-clinches-pole-position-in-china-sprint-qualifying-ahead-of-antonelli.5jusmBWV5jpO0919j6RzYg\">Sprint Qualifying<\/a> at the Shanghai International Circuit, having finished seventh in the single, one-hour practice session before then advancing to SQ3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">&#8220;We showed really good pace already from lap one of FP1 and we were able to build on that and go forward,&#8221; he said after the session.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-rem-12 md:gap-rem-16 lg:gap-rem-24\">\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">&#8220;It was a tough session, the balance was a bit on edge and difficult to put the lap together but we got there in the end and happy with P9 today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\"><a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiYmVhcm1hbl9saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mb3JtdWxhMS5jb20vZW4vZHJpdmVycy9vbGl2ZXItYmVhcm1hbiIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/oliver-bearman\">Bearman<\/a> will start directly behind the Red Bull of Max Verstappen and admits that points in Saturday&#8217;s Sprint, which are awarded to the top eight finishers, is a realistic goal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">&#8220;On the face of it, I&#8217;m quite impressed and surprised by the gap to the leaders,&#8221; he added, having finished seventh at the opening round in Australia last weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-rem-12 md:gap-rem-16 lg:gap-rem-24\">\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">&#8220;We seem to have closed it a little bit compared to last week, and honestly prior to the weekend, I was not expecting to be in the fight for the top eight because we expected the four teams to be so far ahead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">&#8220;At the end, that was not really the case and Red Bull don&#8217;t seem to have incredible pace, and it looks like if we get everything right tomorrow we can actually score some points, and then obviously in the race on Sunday, that&#8217;s where it gets serious.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\"><a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiaGFhc19saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mb3JtdWxhMS5jb20vZW4vdGVhbXMvaGFhcyIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/teams\/haas\">Haas<\/a> team mate <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiZXN0ZWJhbl9vY29uX2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi9kcml2ZXJzL2VzdGViYW4tb2NvbiIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/esteban-ocon\">Esteban Ocon<\/a> just missed out on SQ3 in 12th, but was left frustrated by the performance of his car on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">&#8220;Not really pleased, we can&#8217;t be pleased with that,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We are working hard to obviously get the car where we want it to be and I think that was slightly better from FP1 to now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">&#8220;I think there are still quite a few things that we need to obviously investigate to get it better for tomorrow. 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