{"id":122356,"date":"2025-05-22T11:07:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T11:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/122356\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T11:07:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T11:07:07","slug":"f1-star-left-red-faced-after-parking-nightmare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/122356\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 star left red-faced after parking nightmare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>A star of the 2025 Formula 1 grid has been spotted in a tricky situation whilst attempting to park his luxury sports car.&#13;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nOllie Bearman may be a <b><a title=\"rookie in the pinnacle of motorsport\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1043533\/helmut-marko-red-bull-f1-2025-rookies-gabriel-bortoleto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rookie in the pinnacle of motorsport<\/a><\/b> but you&#8217;d still expect the 20-year-old to be handy at the wheel having made it as a full-time F1 driver.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\n<b>F1 HEADLINES:<\/b> <a title=\"Hamilton given \u00a3385m boost as Ferrari star mocked by budget airline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1050583\/f1-news-today-lewis-hamilton-given-385million-boost-ferrari-mocked-budget-airline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamilton given \u00a3385m boost as Ferrari star mocked by budget airline<\/a>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nIn a clip which has <a title=\"surfaced on social media\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DJym3kiPqae\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">surfaced on social media<\/a>, Bearman took multiple attempts to park his Ferrari Roma, failing to successfully perform a reverse park.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nAfter being redirected by stewards to what should have been an easier task, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-teams\/haas-f1-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haas<\/a> driver eventually settled on a spot which allowed him to seamlessly drive into the space in front of him.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nBearman exited the sleek grey vehicle with <b><a title=\"girlfriend Alicia Torriani\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/39255\/wags-wives-and-girlfriends-of-formula-1-stars-including-rumoured-partners-of-lewis-hamilton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">girlfriend Alicia Torriani<\/a><\/b> at his side, clearly red-faced after the embarrassing performance at the wheel of the Ferrari.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe British F1 star sadly didn&#8217;t have much more luck out on track in Imola last weekend, <b><a title=\"qualifying last\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1050170\/f1-2025-imola-grand-prix-starting-grid-penalties-applied\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">qualifying last<\/a><\/b> out of those who finished the session on Saturday and finishing <b><a title=\"17th in Sunday&#039;s grand prix\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1050257\/f1-results-today-2025-imola-grand-prix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">17th in Sunday&#8217;s grand prix<\/a><\/b>.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Bearman looks to Monaco for home race hope<\/p>\n<p>\nThe European triple header kicked off in Italy last weekend with the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix and <b><a title=\"heads to Monaco\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1050350\/f1-2025-monaco-grand-prix-weather-forecast-latest-monte-carlo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heads to Monaco<\/a><\/b> this week for the eighth round of the season. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nBearman is just one of 12 drivers on the grid this year who <b><a title=\"also call Monaco &#039;home&#039; \" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1050519\/monaco-f1-driver-tax-haven-strange-rule-means-some-lose-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">also call Monaco &#8216;home&#8217;<\/a><\/b> with the British driver hoping the familiar environment will give him a chance to improve on his qualifying position of P19 last time out.  &#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe ever-important qualifying session is even more vital in Monaco at a historic track which is becoming harder for drivers to navigate as F1 machinery continues to grow larger.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nHaving been a staple on the F1 calendar since the championship began, many fans would riot if the sport ever chose to remove the iconic track from the permanent lineup. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nOn the other hand, the FIA have already had to step in to make this year&#8217;s event more exciting for fans and drivers who are sick of enduring an uneventful race around the narrow streets of Monte Carlo, with it now <b><a title=\"mandatory for every driver to conduct two pit stops\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1050473\/f1-monaco-grand-prix-change-confirmed-fia-official-meeting-mandatory-two-stop-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mandatory for every driver to conduct two pit stops<\/a><\/b> in Sunday&#8217;s race.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nBearman will be hoping his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-teams\/scuderia-ferrari\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ferrari<\/a>-powered Haas F1 team have a few tricks up their sleeve to ensure a positive result is on offer for both he and team-mate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-drivers\/esteban-ocon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Esteban Ocon<\/a> this weekend as they navigate the first Monaco GP with the mandatory two-stop. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>\n<b>READ MORE:<\/b> <a title=\"McLaren F1 boss responds to cheating scandal as penalties issued\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1050434\/mclaren-f1-boss-zak-brown-responds-indy-500-cheating-scandal-penalties-issued\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McLaren F1 boss responds to cheating scandal as penalties issued<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>                                        <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A star of the 2025 Formula 1 grid has been spotted in a tricky situation whilst attempting to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":122357,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4103],"tags":[4199,16204,707,4200,4277,13530,12,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-122356","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-f1","8":"tag-f1","9":"tag-f1-news-gossip","10":"tag-formula-1","11":"tag-formula1","12":"tag-gpfans","13":"tag-kerry-violet","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114551170237592783","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}