The governing body has officially concluded its in-depth investigation following the chaotic scenes during the opening phase of the race in Malaysia. Ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix, the FIA has issued a comprehensive statement explaining that the grid standstill behind the safety car originated from a software bug tied to wet-weather power limits.
Nikolas Tombazis, the single-seater director, confirmed that the investigation centered on four crucial areas. The review concluded that cars running low engine RPM in specific circuit sectors experienced an unintended, unrecoverable power loss exceeding the 250kW restriction.
The software anomaly forced electric motors into a lock-down state through the slowest portions of the circuit. With zero electric power available to counteract turbo lag, machines driven by competitors such as Lewis Hamilton for Ferrari failed to react when the throttle pedal was depressed under wet conditions.
An emergency software patch was swiftly deployed to all teams prior to the race restart in Sepang. The FIA has now confirmed that this exact temporary configuration will be reinstated for the upcoming Singapore Grand Prix if similar wet-weather conditions arise.
According to Motorsport.com, Nikolas Tombazis stated that a more permanent software update tailored for wet weather will debut ahead of the United States Grand Prix in Austin. Insufficient wet-weather running during testing prevented the governing body from identifying the software vulnerability beforehand.
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