"As Oliver Bearman took a moment to compose himself in the media pen, watching his father and girlfriend hugging each other to celebrate his fourth-place finish at the Mexican Grand Prix, it was obvious the Englishman was choking back tears. The 20-year-old Haas rookie, in the first of a two-year contract with the American team, had just equaled its best result in nine years of competing in Formula 1."
"As Lewis Hamilton -- the man who Ferrari academy product Bearman might one day replace at the Italian team -- went straight on at Turn 4, Max Verstappen also misjudged his braking point and went slightly deep into the corner, a move that then compromised the exit of Bearman's friend Kimi Antonelli in the Mercedes as they came through Turn 5. Bearman, who had been following the Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes closely behind in sixth, needed no second invitation. He darted up the inside."
Oliver Bearman, a 20-year-old Haas rookie on the first year of a two-year contract, produced a career-defining performance at the Mexican Grand Prix, equaling Haas's best result in nine years with a fourth-place finish. He appeared emotional afterwards as his father and girlfriend celebrated. On lap six a chaotic sequence unfolded when Lewis Hamilton ran straight at Turn 4 and Max Verstappen misjudged his braking, compromising Kimi Antonelli's exit. Bearman, running sixth, seized the opportunity, darted up the inside and went wheel-to-wheel with Verstappen, holding position through a sideways moment in the Esses.
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