McLaren Formula 1 team boss Andrea Stella has voiced his support for governing body FIA after software glitches threw the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia into severe disarray. Despite the dramatic delay, the McLaren chief acknowledged that crippling software bugs are an understandable possibility under the current complex regulations.
The start at a wet Sepang circuit was aborted after a large number of cars suffered a crippling software bug that left them coasting with no throttle input on the formation laps. The bug was triggered by a number of compounding factors during Formula 1's very first wet weather race for this generation of complex power units.
It took a 50-minute delay for the race to start, during which time FIA engineers coded a hotfix and sent it to the teams to install on their cars. The stoppage proved to be a major blemish for the sport ahead of what turned out to be an entertaining, mixed-weather race.
Reflecting on the chaos, Andrea Stella explained that while a repeat must be avoided, everyone must show understanding for the unprecedented challenges. "I think we have to concede that Formula 1 has done an excellent job in making the new regulations, with some question marks from a power unit behaviour point of view," Stella said.
"I think we have to acknowledge that there's been really good work to make the show work, to make the racing work. And if there's some glitches occasionally, then we have to accept that there's glitches for everyone," he added.
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