Bahrain will host Method 1 pre-season testing subsequent yr regardless of its slot shift on the 2025 calendar.
As reported by Autosport, groups will use the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit to organize for the ultimate marketing campaign underneath the present technical rules throughout three days, between 26 and 28 February.
It will likely be the fifth yr in a row that Bahrain hosts pre-season testing and the sixth time general, although it has solely been lately that it has taken on sole honours after the championship moved away from the winter situations on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Compared, Bahrain’s local weather is way more secure and gives extra consultant monitor and air temperatures for the testing of latest vehicles forward of the season, although there have been events the place excessive winds have wreaked havoc by pushing excessive quantities of sand onto the monitor floor.
The Bahrain Grand Prix will happen in April subsequent season, with the occasion being moved to keep away from battle with Ramadan. Saudi Arabia has additionally had its race moved from March, with Australia, China and Japan opening the season – Suzuka forming a triple-header with the 2 Center Japanese venues.
Testing ends two weeks earlier than observe day for the primary race in Melbourne, with it prone to be the final use of the three-day format earlier than the brand new technical rules are launched in 2026. Groups will then seemingly have six days’ price of working time to acclimatise to the brand new vehicles and energy models earlier than competitors begins.
As a part of F1’s push for sustainability and its 2030 internet zero purpose, a “vital share” of freight will stay in Bahrain forward of the grand prix.