Franco Colapinto returned to referring to his controversy in Suzuka with Bearman and threw a dart at him: 'He never answered me'

The controversy over the accident at the Japanese Grand Prix between Franco Colapinto and Oliver Bearman is still open. In the preview of the Miami Grand Prix, the Argentinian referred to the episode and revealed that he tried to communicate with the Haas driver, but that he never received

a response.

“I think the most important thing is that he's okay. I'm not going to comment too much on that. I'm just going to say that after the race I sent him a message right away. He never answered me, so he didn't talk to me. I did talk to him,” he said

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The episode occurred on lap 22, when Bearman, who was behind with a significant difference in speed, lost control after trying to avoid Colapinto's car and ended up hitting the barriers. Although the Haas pilot came out on his own, he must have received medical assistance, although he did not suffer serious injuries

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At the time, Bearman blamed the Argentinian and described the maneuver as “unacceptable”, while the sports commissioners and the Haas team itself ruled out Colapinto's fault. “Franco moved in front of me to defend his position. Last year would have been absolutely on the limit, but it would probably have been acceptable with a speed difference of only 5 or 10 km/h, but with 50 km/h it didn't leave me enough space and I had to basically avoid a much, much bigger accident,” said the British pilot

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Beyond the controversy, the Argentine pilot focused on safety: “What leaves me most at ease is that he's fine and that nothing serious happened. Of course, it's significant damage to your team, but it's part of racing. I think today we need to understand much better how we can make racing safer and not take these kinds of risks.”

Analyzing the maneuver, he explained the differences in perception between those who go ahead and those who attack from behind: “I think that when things like this happen, the pilot behind him has all the information about the speed at which he is going, the amount of boost he is using and what he is trying to do. The driver in front is much more 'blind'. Nowadays, with these differences in closing speed, you look in the mirror one second and the next the car cuts you 20 meters

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In that sense, he assumed a shared responsibility: "I think we both have a responsibility in this. I will say that at no time did I move aggressively in that situation or that curve to cause the incident or make him lose his mind.”

Despite the media cross, Colapinto left the door open to closing the conflict: “I'm glad you're okay. Of course, I'm not happy with your feedback, but hopefully we can figure it out soon

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For his part, Bearman also lowered his tone in the last few hours and assured that he does not hold a grudge. “I think it was an unfortunate accident. I think it could have been different. I don't think it should have ended like this, let's say. But no, there are no hard feelings. I'm not that kind of person,” he said from the Miami paddock

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