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“an unprecedented combination of low engine speed, low grip conditions, wet weather energy management settings, and the Sepang circuit sector configuration led to an unintended loss of power for a number of our cars”

FIA, read out by Matt, at 6:36 of “WET RACE MAYHEM! 2026 Bahrain in Malaysia GP Recap | The Red Flags Podcast” on The Red Flags Podcast’s channel.

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  1. 6:31 What have they said?
  2. 6:32 Okay. This is the FIA statement. On the formation lap ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia,
  3. 6:36 an unprecedented combination of low engine speed, low grip conditions, wet weather energy management
  4. 6:43 settings, and the Sepang circuit sector configuration led to an unintended loss of power
  5. 6:49 for a number of our cars. As a result, the FIA technical department removed the energy limit
  6. 6:54 constraint in the affected sectors through an updated software release distributed to all
  7. 6:58 competitors during the race delay caused by heavy rain enabling teams to make necessary changes

In the paper