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Helmut Marko brands F1 Malaysia software failure "shameful"

Formula 1 cars have essentially evolved into 200-mph rolling computers under the new 2026 regulations, and the entire system just crashed in front of a global audience at the relocated Bahrain Grand Prix in Sepang, Malaysia.

With the cars demanding massive amounts of background coding to safely manage the controversial 50/50 power split between the internal combustion engine and the electrical battery, a catastrophic software failure literally stopped the grid in its tracks.

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