Formula One world champions Mercedes have found the computer bug that cost Lewis Hamilton victory at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and taken steps to ensure it does not happen again. "It was an offline tool... and we found a bug in that tool that meant that it gave us the wrong number." Had Hamilton known, he could have gone faster after his earlier stop to give himself a greater margin. During a virtual safety car period, all cars on track have to slow down but there is a short stretch between the safety car line and the start of the 60kph pit lane limit where anyone pitting can speed up. The second race of the season is in Bahrain on April 8, where Ferrari also won last year.

Source: dna March 29, 2018 11:45 UTC