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Bearman had a significant overspeed on Franco Colapinto's Alpine, with whom he was contesting 17th place, as they approached the Spoon Curve.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

When it does happen, never intentionally, the relevant overspeed data has to be reported after landing, and the maintenance technicians then take a look.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2019

The excessive speed was amply clear in the cockpit, where an overspeed clacker was sounding off, but neither pilot thought to reduce the thrust and slow.

From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2019

As I walked out to investigate, I saw Jim working on a technique he called "overspeed training."

From Golf Digest • Oct. 16, 2013

When they saw the fair vision dissolve, they began to finesse: they induced the camel-man, who ran by the side of Mohammed's dromedary, to precede the animal-a favourite manoeuvre to prevent overspeed.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir