## 2025 TEST - BAHRAIN

## 26 - 28 February 2025

The FIA Formula One Race Director From The FIA Formula One Race Director To All Teams, All Officials Document 1

Date 24 February 2025 Time 18:30 Title Race Director's Pre-Season Testing Notes

Description Race Director's Pre-Season Testing Notes

## Enclosed 2025 Pre-Season Testing - Notes.pdf

## Rui Marques

# 1

## 2025PRE-SEASON TESTING

## 26 – 28 February 2025

From The FIA Formula One Race Director

To All Officials, All Teams Date 21 February 2024

## Specific Instructions

## 1) Practice starts

1.1 Practice starts may only be carried out on the concrete apron area on the RHS of the fast lane at the pit exit. 1.2 For reasons of safety and sporting equity, cars may not stop in the fast lane at any time the pit exit is open without a justifiable reason (a practice start is not considered a justifiable reason). 1.3 Additionally, practice starts may be carried out on the track at the end of each test session. Any car on the track when the chequered flag is shown may then complete another lap and, instead of entering the pits, proceed to the grid and carry out a practice start. 1.4 All drivers carrying out a practice start must do so by pulling as far forward on the grid as possible and, if necessary, should wait for others to carry out a start before getting to a grid position further forward. Under no circumstances should a driver make a practice start if another car is still stationary in front of him on the same side of the grid. 1.5 If any driver appears to be disregarding any of the above a red flag will be displayed and the possibility to carry out any further starts will be immediately terminated.

## 2) Recovery

All recovery operations will be coordinated from Race Control. If a team wants to access their car before it will be transported back to the paddock, they must get in contact with Race Control to ask for a shuttle.

## 3) Team Manager Meetings

Tuesday at 15.00 in the briefing room. Wednesday and Thursday a team managers meeting will be held online at 20.30. Friday online meeting at 20.30 will be confirm one hour before. In case no team or race direction have any subject to discuss it will be cancelled.

## 4) DRS Off manual command from RC

According to F1TM 05-24.

## 5) Race Control Communication

The Intercom system between Teams and Race Control will be operational during all test sessions. Please make sure that at least one team member will be contactable.

**2 6) Lines at the Pit Entry and Pit Exit**

In accordance with Chapter 4, Article 4 and 6 of Appendix L to the ISC drivers must follow the procedures at pit entry and pit exit.

## 7) DRS

DRS Detection will be automatically disabled in each individual zone if any of the light panels in that particular zone are displaying yellow. The zones and corresponding light panels are as follows:

- a) DRS Activation 1: Panels 3, 4
- b) DRS Activation 2: Panels 11, 12
- c) DRS Activation 3: Panels 18, 1, 2

## 8) Track Limits

In accordance with the provisions of Article 33.3, the white lines define the track edges.

## 9) Fire extinguishers around the circuit

Indicated by white boards with a red fire extinguisher attached to the debris fences and barriers.

## 10) Places to remove cars from the track

Indicated by fluorescent orange panels/paintings on the barriers.

## 11) Removing cars from the grid

Through the gates in the pit wall adjacent to grid positions 2 and 18.

## 12) Changes to the Circuit

- Exit Turn 4 gravel bed has been extended.
- U-drains close to the racing line were closed off by cement and moved away from the white line into the runoff areas.
- Repair of the bumps at the start line straight and Turn 9.

## Rui Marques

## The FIA Formula One Race Director