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Ronald Vording

FIA completes investigation into F1 chaos in Malaysia and announces measures

Ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix, the FIA has issued a statement following the events at Sepang. The opening phase of the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia descended into chaos when half the field came to a standstill behind the safety car.

The issue turned out to be a software bug linked to the 250kW restrictions imposed by the FIA for wet-weather races. Nikolas Tombazis immediately provided an explanation to the media after the race, but added that the FIA would conduct a more in-depth investigation in the following days.

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