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Pit-entry bollard moved ahead of third practice

A bollard beside the pit-lane entrance has been moved ahead of third practice, with the aim of giving drivers who run wide a way back onto the circuit.

GPBeat · Newsroom03 Oct 2026, 06:27 · 1 min

The bollard at the final corner has been shifted from the start of the pit-entry route to a point farther back, where the grass verge begins. RacingNews365 reports that the change was made after Friday’s running so that drivers who run wide are less likely to be channelled into the pit lane during Sunday’s race.

RacingNews365 says Liam Lawson and Kimi Antonelli passed to the right of the bollard on Friday before returning to the track. The outlet says that route was not permitted under the rules.

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SOURCELive derde vrije training F1 GP Bahrein 2026 in MaleisiëRacingNews365 Nederland · Source date as found: 2026-10-03

Source context

Source: RacingNews365 Nederland’s live third-practice coverage, published on 3 October 2026.

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RacingNews365 reports that the bollard was moved after Friday: from the beginning of the route into the pits to a point farther back where the grass verge begins.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Relocation of the bollard at the final corner near the pit-lane entrance. After Friday's running and before the third practice session on 2026-10-03. This is the account of the one supplied publication; no independent or official account was retrieved.

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RacingNews365 says the change was intended to prevent drivers who run wide from being forced into the pit lane during Sunday's race. It reports that Liam Lawson and Kimi Antonelli went to the right of the bollard on Friday and returned to the track; the statement that this was not permitted is the outlet's interpretation of the rules.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Reported reason for the pit-entry change and Friday's preceding incidents. Friday's running and preparations for Sunday's race in October 2026. The supplied page contains no official explanation, rule citation or stewards' finding.

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The captured page displayed no third-practice timing data; it cannot establish a third-practice result.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Availability of third-practice results on the supplied page. Page captured on 2026-10-03 before the scheduled third practice session. This describes the supplied capture, not whether results became available later.

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