The FIA has confirmed no action will be taken against three Formula 1 teams after personnel from Ferrari, Racing Bulls and Cadillac were found within the Baku City Circuit during the mandatory curfew period ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

The governing body enforces a 12.5-hour curfew designed to protect team staff from excessive working hours across a race weekend, and it confirmed that team members connected to car operations from all three squads breached those rules on Thursday night into Friday morning.

According to the FIA's statement, the curfew period began at 21:00 on 24 September, running 15.5 hours before the scheduled start of third practice, and was set to end three hours before that same session at 09:30 on 25 September. Personnel from Scuderia Ferrari HP, the VISA Cash App Racing Bulls Formula One Team and the Cadillac F1 Team were all present within the circuit during that window.

Under F1's regulations, each team is permitted up to four individual curfew breaches across a season without facing a penalty. The FIA confirmed that for Ferrari, this was the second of its four permitted exceptions for the campaign, while for both Racing Bulls and Cadillac, it marked the third of their four allowances. Because none of the teams had exceeded their limit, the FIA ruled that no further action was required in any of the three cases.

The curfew system is designed to safeguard mechanics and other operational staff from being overworked during demanding race weekends, with breaches typically arising from unexpected issues that require personnel to remain trackside outside the permitted hours. While exceeding the allotted four breaches in a season can trigger sporting or financial penalties, occasional infringements within that limit are treated as a normal part of a long championship calendar, particularly at events with tight logistical turnarounds such as Baku's street circuit.

With all three teams still within their allowance, the matter has been closed without further consequence, and Ferrari, Racing Bulls and Cadillac will proceed through the remainder of the Baku weekend as normal. The curfew breach adds to what has already been a busy build-up to the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, though for now attention will turn back to the on-track action as teams look to make the most of practice running before qualifying and the race itself get underway at one of the calendar's most demanding street circuits.

Source: GPblog

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