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Powerless F1 drivers frustrated by Bahrain F1 software glitch

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unglaublich · 1791176589 · focus · HN ↗
> Lando Norris calling the electronic glitches "horrible" and further proof that F1 should move away from hybrids.
But the human fireballs, deaths and suffering of gasoline-related accidents are no proof that F1 should move away from gas-power?
1. Iknowsheknows · 1791177640 · focus · HN ↗
  Those are two seperate issues. Safety issues are solved by making the cars/driver gear safer.
2. bergen · 1791177844 · focus · HN ↗
  > "It's just horrible. I don't know, it just proves that we shouldn't have any of that stuff, the electronic side," Norris said
  It seems he doesn't want ANY electronics, which is frankly ridiculous. The steering wheel has looked like the one from a flighter jet for decades now. There is electronics in everything, even the helmets.
  1. boredpudding · 1791182384 · focus · HN ↗
    Which is indeed ridiculous and that's not what he said. The electronic side refers to the hybrid part. Most drivers have spoken out against that this season.
3. ilogik · 1791183657 · focus · HN ↗
  In the first race of the season, his team-mate was taken out before the race started because his car gave him more power than he was expecting all of a sudden. Similar things have happened multiple times this year.

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