F1 testing abruptly STOPPED as Sky Sports commentator says ‘this is not something that should happen’

FORMULA One testing in Bahrain was abruptly STOPPED for the most bizarre reason.

Shattered glass on the pit straight brought out a red flag during the final day of testing ahead of the 2025 season.

F1 testing in Bahrain was abruptly STOPPED for the most bizarre reason

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Shattered glass on the pit straight brought out a red flag[/caption]

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Track marshals were ushered in with brooms[/caption]

The commentators debated where the source of the glass came from.

They determined that it must have come from the start-finish box above the chequered line.

Track marshals were ushered in with brooms to sweep up the mess and drivers made their way back to the pit lane.

It later emerged that one of the panels where the chequered flag is normally waved had broken.

A commentator said: “This is a real pain. I’m sorry, but this is not something that should happen. It’s ridiculous.”

After the glass was cleared, testing commenced under a green flag again before it was suddenly suspended again.

According to Sky Sports, a second red flag was thrown in after a quad bike was spotted on the track.

After those two strange delays, eight of the 10 drivers in the morning session had little over half an hour left of their pre-season.

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But in comical scenes, a vertical safety car and another red flag was thrown in for the third time this morning.

However this time, it was a planned and precautionary flag procedure test from race control.

Charles Leclerc topped the morning sessions timesheet with 1:30.811 in 52 laps.

It comes after the first day of testing was hit with two shock incidents.

Sauber driver Nico Hulkenberg suffered a freak eye injury after a speck of dust or sand got stuck in his eye.

Te unfortunate incident occurred as mechanics performed grinding work on Hulkenberg’s car in the garage, according to Sky.

Thankfully, Hulkenberg’s issue was not deemed to be serious and he was back in testing for Day 2.

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