FIA software failure caused Sepang formation-lap power losses, drivers react

First reported 1 day, 23 hours ago · latest 1 day, 21 hours ago

A software failure during the Malaysian Grand Prix formation lap caused multiple cars to lose power, including Esteban Ocon, who required a system restart. Drivers called the issue 'horrible' and 'unacceptable', while FIA's Nikolas Tombazis explained the cause.

Esteban Ocon

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PlanetF1 leads on Tombazis's technical explanation of the software failure, while F1i focuses on driver criticism and the broader reliability concerns. The r/formula1 post adds Ocon's first-person account of the remote FIA management issue and his Windows restart fix.

Recommended first read: PlanetF1 provides the most complete technical explanation from FIA's Tombazis, with an image, and is not paywalled, making it the best first read.

FIA software failure caused Sepang formation-lap power losses, drivers react

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Ocon on what happened during the formation lap: “There was a problem with the FIA and how they manage the cars remotely, actually, and I just had to do a Windows restart, and it was back up and running.”