FIA and F1 teams warned again after Bearman's heavy crash: 'Racing is not OK'

Driving considerably quicker behind Franco Colapinto, Bearman had to take avoiding action ahead of Spoon, which meant he went on the grass and ended up in the barrier. The young Briton limped off after the incident.

Sainz did not hide his frustration after the race. Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: "I was so surprised when they [FIA] said no, we will sort out qualifying and leave the racing alone because it's exciting. As drivers we've been extremely vocal that the problem is not only qualifying, it's also racing and we've [GPDA] been warning that this kind of accident was always going to happen."

The Spaniard argues changes are needed because there will be more dangerous tracks on the calendar, where a similar incident could lead to more severe incidents.

Sainz continued: "Here we were lucky there was an escape road, now imagine going to Baku or going to Singapore or going to Vegas and having this kind of closing speeds and crashes next to the walls. I or we as GPDA, we've warned the FIA these accidents are going to happen a lot with this set of regulations and we need to change something soon if we don't want them to happen.

He concluded: "I hope it serves as an example and the teams listen to the drivers and not so much to the teams and people that said the racing was okay because the racing is not okay."

In a statement, Haas shared an update on Bearman. "50G impact – has had X-ray at Medical Centre. No fractures – right knee contusion following the impact," the team wrote.