F1's strangest pre-season test? Bus on track halts running
A pair of unusual reasons led to the final day ꦬof F1 pre-season testing𝓡 to be stopped.
The third and final day of F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain was briefly red-flagged twice for a pair of bizarre 🎉reasons.
With around 4🐭0 minutes remaining in the morning session on the final day of running, red flags were flown despite nobody appearing to have any issues or stopping on track.
TV footage quickly revealed that the reason f🥀or the suspension was for debris on the start-finish straight.
Shattered glass on track
The curious stoppage appeared to be the result of a panel of glass becoming detached from th꧃e starting gantry which overhangs the start-finish straight and shattering debris onto the track surface.
🔴 RED FLAG 🔴
— Formula 1 (@F1)
Debris on the start/finish straight - looks like a pane of glass froཧ✤m the starter's booth has fallen onto the track
Following a br🐼ief interruption to allow marshals to clean up the debris, the morning session was able to resume.
There was some confusion when Mercedes driver168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Kimi Antonelli and Aston Martin’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso entered the track despite tꦍꦗhe red flag still being shown.
It seems a green light at the end of the pit lane had briefly been shown at 10.21am UK time, enabling Antonelli and Alonso to head out, only for the red flag to flash ♌once more.
Aft💮er returning to the pits following a single lap, the session did get back underway for proper following the short suspension.
Bus on track after lunch
Running had only just resumed after lunch when it was quickly halted once more, this time for a truly shockin🧔g and unsafe reason.
A shuttle-bus was picked up by TV replays driving on the run-off area do🌼wn at Turn 10 while the track was live and drivers were circulating.
🚩 Um, there’s a bus on the track.
— The Race (@wearetherace)
Power cut stops play on Day 1
None of the three red-flag stoppages so far have bee𝔍n caused by problems for drivers on trac🎃k.
A 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:circuit-wide power outage was to blame for the afternoon session of the opening day of running to be suspended for o🍰ver an hour.
Lights wentܫ out in the pit lane and paddock causing team garages to descend into darkness, while the floodlights around the Sakhir circuit also failed.
To compensate for the lost track time, F1 and the FIA decided to extend ♏the session by anꦦ additional hour in the evening.
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