FIA says no knee jerk reaction to regulations following Bearman's horror smash

The young British driver was involved in a serious incident after he had to take avoiding action ahead of Spoon at the Suzuka Circuit. After hitting the barrier at a high speed, he limped off the track.

After the race, the FIA (and F1 teams) were also heavily criticized by many drivers, including Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, and Carlos Sainz.

In its statement, the federation wrote: "Following the accident involving Oliver Bearman at the Japanese Grand Prix and the contribution of high closing speeds in the accident, the FIA would like to provide the following clarifications.

The Briton was taken to the medical centre after the incident. Later, he confirmed himself that he was ok.

He said: "Yes, everything good first of all. I'm absolutely fine. It was a scary moment that happened out there, but everything is okay which is the main thing. We have a month now to reset and come back. I could only apologize from the bottom of my heart to the team for that because it's a lot of work for them."

The Haas driver added: "Everything's fine. Adrenaline wearing off now, it's going to be a long trip home, but no, I'm absolutely fine. The important thing is that and everyone's in really high spirits."

Regarding the incident, he also highlighted that the FIA was warned. "I's something that we spoke about on Friday with the other drivers and stewards. We need to be a bit more lenient, a bit more prepared because of these huge deltas in speed.