Bearman escapes 50G Suzuka crash with bruising

Ollie Bearman suffered a right knee contusion in a frightening 50G crash in the middle of Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix, having swerved to avoid Franco Colapinto’s Alpine. On lap 22 of 53, Bearman was caught out by a sizeable closing speed to Colapinto on the entry into the Spoon curve, taking to the grass and spearing into the barriers on the outside of the corner.That triggered a safety car and marked the first incident of a grand prix that had essentially run incident-free to that point.Bearman was visibly limping right after the crash and had an X-ray at the medical centre after the crash.He didn’t suffer any fra …