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Ollie Bearman spider hotel scare
Haas driver Ollie Bearman says spider forced him to change Malaysia hotel.
In brief
Haas driver Ollie Bearman says spider forced him to change Malaysia hotel. Ollie Bearman abandoned his Malaysia hotel after waking to a large spider, shocking Lewis Hamilton who admitted he didn't know Malaysia had such spiders. Originally reported by Motorsport.
Ollie Bearman
Ollie Bearman, Haas F1 driver, left Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc shocked after a spider forced him to abandon his Malaysia hotel.
“I got woken up at 2am with a spider next to my head”
Spider scare
Bearman described waking to an eight-legged creature beside his head at 2am, texting his travel team to move hotels.
“I swear! I swear! I texted my travel team. I was like, 'Guys, I'm moving. I'm not staying here.'”
Hamilton's shock
Hamilton admitted he didn't know Malaysia had large spiders after 20 years racing there.
“I didn't even realise that Malaysia had spiders!”
Spider size
Bearman said the spider was 'the size of my palm' and ran quickly across surfaces instead of making webs.
“It was like the size of my palm! Yes! I swear! And then I hit him away, I put the torch on, and I couldn't find him”
Spiders in Malaysia
Huntsman spiders, harmless but venomous to small prey, are common in Malaysian hotels and homes.
“They run quickly across trees, walls and ceilings”
What happened next
Bearman hasn't opened his suitcase at new hotel due to spider fears.
“I haven't opened my suitcase yet because I'm scared he's in there”
What to remember
Ollie Bearman abandoned his Malaysia hotel after waking to a large spider, shocking Lewis Hamilton who admitted he didn't know Malaysia had such spiders.
