The F1 pre-season testing session in Bahrain twice came to an abrupt halt after bizarre incidents on Friday.
Ahead of the new season, drivers have been taking to the track this week – however the sessions have been marred by a number of strange occurrences.
The first day of testing was halted as the result of a blackout which struck with two hours of the pre-season session left to run.
However, in even stranger circumstances, on Friday the session came to an abrupt stop after a bus somehow made it’s way onto the track.
Footage which appeared on X showed the vehicle driving on the track, which resulted in a red flag being shown.
The session was temporarily suspended until the bus made it’s way off the track.
F1 testing on Friday came to an abrupt halt after a bus was seen driving on the track
The incident came shortly after a smashed glass pane lead to a red flag on the circuit
The bizarre incident occurred shortly after the session had already been stopped, with just an hour remaining on the day, after a pane of glass smashed on the circuit.
Initially, there was confusion amongst the drivers as they made their way off the track and into their respective garages following the command of the marshals.
However, it became apparent as to what the issue was as images of a smashed glass panel which overhangs the start-finish straight on the track emerged.
There was a lengthy stoppage in proceedings as marshals swept the shattered glass off the track in order to prevent any potential hazard.
On the day, Charles Leclerc topped the timesheet early on Friday, with Mercedes’s Kimi Antonelli in second and McLaren’s Lando Norris in third.
Four-time world champion Max Verstappen was fourth-fastest.
Meanwhile, on Monday, screens containing telemetry, and lights across the circuit, went out at 5.03pm local time (2.03pm GMT) with two hours of the first day’s pre-season testing left to run.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc topped the timesheet early on Friday ahead of Kimi Antonelli
Mechanics worked with the help of torches in dark garages as the 10 drivers out on the track returned to the pits.
Teams ran generators to keep their tyres warm in a cold and windy paddock.
Rain also fell before some lights came back on – though the timing screens were still off an hour later.
This was the first of three days of testing ahead of the season opener in Australian on March 16.