Formula 1’s governing body the FIA has officially revealed the findings of its thorough investigation into the software bug that caused severe disruption at the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix held at Sepang. The glitch originating from the power unit software for a wet-weather engine map triggered major chaos, leaving multiple cars crawling around on formation laps prior to the heavily delayed start.
The commencement of Sunday’s race had to be abandoned while the FIA issued teams with a newly compiled software code that needed to be installed into all participating cars. In total, the official race start was delayed by more than an hour and a half past its original schedule, creating immense pressure within the paddock and starting grid.
The unprecedented chaos faced sharp criticism from the driver grid, featuring prominent remarks from Williams driver Carlos Sainz, who asserted that Formula 1 needs to take a hard look at itself in the wake of such alarming and disruptive events.
Prompted by the severity of the situation, the governing body launched an immediate investigation and published its findings ahead of this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix. The review concluded that cars running on low engine RPM in specific circuit sectors experienced a power loss beyond the original intent when a 250kW power reduction was applied.
Addressing future safety measures, the FIA stated that the Sepang configuration will be reinstated for Singapore if similar weather conditions arise, alongside a further software update scheduled for the United States Grand Prix on October 25, while strengthening verification capabilities alongside power unit manufacturers and ECU suppliers.
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