Oliver Bearman insists his British Grand Prix practice crash "should not happen at this level" as he revealed his anger at the incident.
During a red flag for Gabriel Bortoleto's crash in FP3, Bearman approached the pit-entry at racing speed, and when hitting the brakes for the pit-entry line, spun his Haas into the barrier, ripping off and destroying the front-wing.
For the seriousness of the red flag infringement, the stewards took a dim view towards Bearman, handing him a 10-place grid drop and four penalty points on his super-licence, taking him to eight for the 12-month period.
The Briton then excelled in qualifying, navigating his Haas through to Q3 for P8 on the road, which would have been his best-ever grid position in a grand prix.
Reflecting, the rookie expressed his anger at the situation.
"I did not account for the cold brakes and tyres," Bearman explained after being questioned by RacingNews365 about the circumstances of the accident.
"It was a silly error which should not happen at this level, [using the accelerator] was just a misjudgment from my side, and it is mixed feelings.
"We've brought an upgrade this weekend, and it is showing potential because our qualifying pace has not been fantastic recently, and to be in Q3 on merit is a good feeling, and I only used one set of new tyres in Q2, which normally only the top teams do.
"So actually, we had a very strong qualifying, and the car was feeling great, the best it has ever felt, and then I am disappointed because I've let my team down today.
"It is not a relief [to show this pace], I am still angry at myself and very sad, but I am glad that at least we could show that we have a quick car qualifying, which hasn't been the case recently.
"I'm really proud of the team for bringing a successful upgrade. If we have a car which is qualifying in P10, it means we have a quick race car, as our qualifying car is not as fast as our race car.
"So hopefully that stays, and we can have a good race."
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