Jacques Villeneuve: Berman has a bright future.

      Jacques Villeneuve is impressed by Oliver Bearman's progress and his performance in Mexico, where on the sixth lap he overtook Max Verstappen and ultimately finished fourth…

      Jacques Villeneuve: “Oliver started the season very well, then there was a slight dip from which he came out in excellent form. It’s always nice to see a driver come back and get stronger — analyse, study, work with the team and clear everything up. He does that very well. You see progress, and then you always ask yourself: ‘So when will he stop?’

      Oliver impressed this weekend because he was fully prepared to fight. He was quick and ignored the pressure.

      Bearman is an aggressive driver, but he always controls the situation. He has amazing racecraft, an excellent sense of three-dimensional space. There are few in Formula 1 who can boast that nowadays. Even some drivers from top teams have problems. Sometimes you see certain moves and ask yourself: what was he thinking? Where did he think his car would be? And where would the rivals’ cars be? Oliver has that understanding, so he has a big future ahead of him.

      He’s the kind of driver who, the higher he climbs, the less pressure he feels. He’s much more comfortable driving for a strong team, in a strong championship. He looks better now than when he raced in junior categories, which is very important.”