Oliver Bearman said he is “sorry” if he got in the way of Max Verstappen during the Spanish Grand Prix.

With Max Verstappen chasing McLaren’s Lando Norris in P2, and Haas’ Oliver Bearman battling Liam Lawson in the Racing Bulls, these duels merged into one as Norris and Verstappen came up behind to lap the duo.

Bearman ‘sorry’ if he got in the way of Max Verstappen

Additional reporting by Thomas Maher

Lawson would find just enough space to go down the inside of Bearman at Turn 1, but with Bearman taking to the run-off and following the route back onto the circuit, Norris was now on the scene as he looked to slalom his way through the two cars.

Norris cleared Lawson, but it was not until the approach to Turn 5 that he got past Bearman, with Verstappen also coming through down the ins

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