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The Singapore Grand Prix ground to a halt after a software problem caused some cars to important timing data to drop out. The Sprint Qualifying session was brought to a halt as some telemetry data was not communicated out during the session.
A statement from the FIA said: "Start of SQ2 will be delayed due to an issue with timing systems, some lap times had not been registered. That is now resolved and the current timings are considered correct. We are investigating whether we can proceed with the rest of the session."
It comes a week after the Bahrain GP in Malaysia was red-flagged due to a software problem caused by a problem with the wet weather.
It comes a week after the Bahrain GP in Malaysia was red-flagged due to a software problem caused by a problem with the wet weather.
The session eventually concluded but not without delay, as questions we raised about the timing data, which is managed by Formula 1.
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