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Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Race team notes - Haas

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26/09/2026

TGR Haas F1 Team finished with Esteban Ocon eighth and Ollie Bearman ninth at Round 15 of the 2026 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, held Saturday at Baku City Circuit.

Ocon started from 13th on the grid on Pirelli P Zero Red soft tires and maintained position through the first stint, before being passed by the recovering Kimi Antonelli. Ocon pitted on lap 30 for Yellow medium tires, during a safety car phase caused by Alex Albon's crash, and resumed in 13th place, before moving up to eighth as a melee unfolded ahead at the restart. Another safety car period followed, after which Ocon slotted into seventh when Oscar Piastri ran wide. Ocon defended seventh resolutely but was just pipped to the line in a photo finish by Arvid Lindblad - the Frenchman earning four points for eighth at the checkered.

Bearman took the start from 10th, also on soft tires, and lost a couple of positions, before re-passing Albon and Liam Lawson. Bearman, after being passed by Antonelli, stopped under the safety car for medium tires, and cycled through to ninth during the post-restart drama. That became eighth when Piastri went wide, before he was demoted by Lindblad, crossing the line in ninth place to collect two points.

The result marked the first double points finish of the 2026 season for TGR Haas F1 Team.

TGR Haas F1 Team occupies seventh overall in the Constructors' Championship, now on 27 points.

Ollie Bearman: "To do this with both cars makes me really happy, and everyone in this team should be so proud. To be in the points with Esteban is a very rewarding feeling, especially after the challenges we've had over the last few events. I'm incredibly happy, although I'm disappointed at how I lost out in the first restart, it was absolute mayhem. I ended up losing a position, but honestly, it doesn't matter as we're both in the points. It was challenging towards the end as we were the only cars on mediums, and there were a lot of cars around us on softs, but we made it happen."

Esteban Ocon: "It may only be P8, but it was a hard-fought one, and I'm very happy. We were struggling a little bit at the beginning, but we got more front-end at the pit stop, and that's what we needed. We were flying from there, and from the restart, we were only moving forward, which is so good. I lost a place to Arvid on the main straight, it was a little bit chaotic, particularly with the yellow flag and maybe judged it a little bit on the safe side, but he was too fast on the straight regardless. We deserve all of this, and it's very positive for the next two races in this triple-header. We deserve it, and I deserve it."

Ayao Komatsu, Team Principal: "It's an amazing result for everyone's hard work. It's been a long time coming, and it just goes to show, when times are tough, if we just stick together, we can solve the issues and improve the car. While the car wasn't competitive, we've been working on our operations - so today when the car was competitive, everyone was spot-on. Pit stops, strategy, tires - I'm really proud of everyone in this team - and I want to congratulate them."

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