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News›Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 2026

F1 leaders call for lessons after Sepang formation lap

RaceFans+ 2 moreSun 4 Oct · 13:56 UTCupdated Mon 5 Oct · 12:54 UTCHave your say
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Andrea Stella, Lewis Hamilton, and Max Verstappen have emphasised the need for Formula 1 to learn from the chaotic formation lap at the Malaysian Grand Prix. Stella acknowledged that software bugs are a possibility under current regulations, while Hamilton and Verstappen highlighted the unusual situation that unfolded.

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First to reportFormula 1 must learn lessons from formation lap shambles at Sepang – Hamilton | Formula 1Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen described the bizarre moment their cars slowed to a crawl during the aborted formation lap.RaceFansSun 4 Oct · 13:56 UTCRead their report →
Gary Anderson: F1 got lucky Malaysia chaos wasn't worseWhen the cars headed off on their formation lap at Sepang, Gary Anderson didn't know whether to laugh or crythe-race.comMon 5 Oct · 08:48 UTCRead →
Andrea Stella: F1 must avoid Sepang repeat, but "accept occasional glitches"McLaren F1 chief Andrea Stella says he "accepts" crippling software bugs as seen at Sunday's Bahrain GP in Malaysia are a possibility with the current regulations, but hoped the FIA could avoid a repeat. The start at a wet Sepang circuit was aborted after a large number of cars suffered a crippling software bug that left them coasting with no throttle input on the formation laps. The bug was ... Keep readingMotorsport.comMon 5 Oct · 12:40 UTCRead →
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