Nico Hulkenberg has been hit with a three-place grid drop for failing to stay above the minimum time set by the FIA ECU during the red flag period in Q3. read more »
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The Haas driver was found to have gone faster than the minimum delta time set by the FIA ECU on his return to the pits when the session was red flagged in Q3, as Oscar Piastri... read more »
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In Austria, Fernando Alonso failed to start the Saturday sprint event after his car shut down on the grid.At the time, the team pinpointed a failure of the ECU, which is a... read more »
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The governing body has published an invitation to tender for the SECU contract that will run for the five seasons from 2026 to 2030.F1 has utilised an SECU since 2008,... read more »
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The FIA has been directed to seal and impound both Renault Formula 1 cars' electronic control units and steering wheels, to allow Racing Point's protest against the... read more »
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Kept out of qualifying by a power unit issue, Alfa Romeo have confirmed Antonio Giovinazzi will run a new old spec ECU in Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix. read more »
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Romain had an immediate problem with the ECU and that stopped us. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton was content after topping the two Friday free practice sessions for the Canadian Grand Prix, despite having an eventful day's running. Hamilton was... read more »
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Renault says that Sebastian Vettel's engine problem in Austria was caused by a glitch with the way Formula 1's standard ECU interacted with its own mapping software read more »
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Many theories have been circulating the internet and the paddock as to how Sebastian Vettel was so dominant in Singapore. Those theories grew stronger when former team-owner... read more »
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has laughed off suggestions that his team are using illegal traction control to gain an unfair advantage over their rivals. The... read more »
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Max Chilton said Marussia managed to learn from his run at the Young Driver Test on Wednesday, despite being struck down by an ECU problem and having to stick to a Pirelli run plan read more »
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There are reports that the FIA and the teams are discussing a new way of penalising drivers in 2014 and beyond, when the cars will be powered by 1.6 litre V6 turbo-charged... read more »
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McLaren Electronic Systems (MESL), part of the McLaren Group, have won the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise for achievement in international trade. The company... read more »
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Red Bull says it accepts McLaren's apology for the ECU problems that hit Mark Webber's car in Australia, although it suggests that glitches remain. read more »
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Christian Horner has accepted McLaren's apology over the glitch that affected Mark Webber's start in Australia... read more »
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McLaren Electronic Systems apologises for the ECU issue that affected Mark Webber in Melbourne read more »
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McLaren have apologised to Mark Webber and Red Bull after a software glitch with the Engine Control Unit (ECU) prevented his car transmitting telemetry back to the pits during... read more »
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McLaren has apologised to Red Bull for the technical problem with the Engine Control Unit it supplied which malfunctioned on Mark Webber's car at the start of the... read more »
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McLaren Electronic Systems (MES) has apologised to Mark Webber and Red Bull following the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, with the company's standard ECU, present... read more »
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McLaren Group has apologised to Mark Webber after admitting that a software issue in the standard Engine Control Unit (ECU) compromised his start of the Australian Grand Prix.... read more »
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McLaren Electronic Systems (MES) has issued a statement regarding its ECU, apologising for the problem which compromised Mark Webber's Australian Grand Prix. read more »
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Mark Webber confirmed that he had telemetry and KERS issues during the 2013 season opener in Melbourne. However McLaren have said that they believe the issue stems from... read more »
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With McLaren's technical standing taking a beating on track, now its their provision of the latest generation of ECUs that's under the spotlight. read more »
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Martin Whitmarsh says McLaren will investigate claims from Christian Horner that an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) glitch caused Mark Webber's poor start in Australia read more »