SportThe Guardian‘Insane’: F1 drivers unite over engine regulations after chaotic Bahrain GP
F1 drivers including Hamilton and Antonelli slammed the sport's engine rules after a software bug caused chaos before the Bahrain GP in Malaysia, delaying the race 53 minutes.
Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton led the criticism for Sunday’s Bahrain GP after the race was delayed for 53 minutes because of software problems in the wet conditions
A software bug in F1's engine electronics caused multiple cars to stall or crawl on the formation laps before the Bahrain GP in Malaysia.
The FIA called it an unintended loss of power, triggered by low grip and wet conditions the software had never been properly tested in.
Drivers including Hamilton, Antonelli, Norris and Sainz united in calling the current engine regulations too complicated, but no fix is due until 2028.
The engine formula will not change this season, with only a minor tweak next year and bigger reform not due until 2028.
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