TGR Haas F1 Team finished with Esteban Ocon 10th, while Ollie Bearman retired, at the Japanese Grand Prix, held Sunday at the Suzuka Circuit.
Esteban started from 12th place on Pirelli P Zero Yellow medium tires and picked up a spot through the opening lap, before slotting into the top 10 at the expense of Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar. Esteban then passed Racing Bulls’ Arvid Lindblad on lap six for ninth place, before pitting on lap 19 for White hard tires. Esteban missed out on track position due to the timing of a subsequent safety car phase, allowing rivals to pit at reduced racing speed, and re-emerged P11. Esteban overhauled Audi’s Gabriel Bortoleto to return to the top 10 and gave chase to Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson, eventually taking the checkered flag in tenth. Esteban result ensured TGR Haas F1 Team has finished in the points at each race so far in 2026.
TGR Haas F1 Team maintains fourth position in the Constructors’ Championship on 18 points.
Up front Kimi Antonelli claimed victory for Mercedes, ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Scuderia Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
Esteban Ocon: "First of all, I'm glad that Ollie is okay. Unfortunately, though, it has been three out of three races where the safety car timing has been bad for us. We had a decent start and it was going okay, then we lost to Gabi and Liam. I managed to overtake Gabi on track, but with Liam it wasn't possible. There was a nice fight between Max and Pierre ahead, so I would've liked to have been part of that, however, I got stuck behind Liam, so we'll never know if I could've been a part of it or not. Overall, it was a positive weekend on our side and we got the maximum out of the car in every situation. It could've been a few positions better, but we can't control everything."
