Oliver Bearman, the Haas driver, suffered a heavy crash at Suzuka when he avoided contact with Franco Colapinto, the Alpine driver, sending him onto the grass and into the outside barrier.
Colapinto slowed while entering the Spoon approach and drifted across the racing line; Bearman reacted to avoid a collision, spun and made a heavy impact but walked away with bruises.
The incident has intensified safety debate around Formula 1's 2026 regulations, which drivers have said can produce large speed differentials due to energy harvesting and overtaking boosts; meetings are planned after China to review the opening rounds and consider tweaks before Miami.
After the crash, Oliver Bearman said the cars can experience "massive over speed" of around 50 kph and urged drivers to allow more room given those large speed deltas.
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