F1 testing RED FLAGGED after bus ventures into track limits

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F1 testing RED FLAGGED after bus ventures into track limits

A bizarre incident brought out a brief red flag

Sam Cook Digital Journalist

Sports Journalist who has been covering motorsport since 2023

Friday 28 February 2025 14:10

A bizarre three days of testing only got weirder during Friday's final Formula 1 session of the week, with another red flag for a rare reason.

F1 teams have all gathered in Bahrain this week for the one official week of testing before the new season kicks off in two weeks.

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However, the week's six sessions have featured some unusual disruptions, including a circuit-wide power cut on day one, a poor decision by the teams not to bring any kind of wet tyres taking an hour out of running on day two, and a pane of glass landing on the track causing a red flag on day three.

Despite all of this, the most unusual incident of the week's testing programme was saved for Friday's afternoon session, the last testing session of the week.

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Testing delayed by bus

The red flag was immediately waved by the track stewards, and on-track cars made their way back to the pits.

The delay to proceedings was brief, and testing got back underway once more as drivers seek to complete their testing programmes in their new 2025 cars.

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