Powerless F1 drivers frustrated by Bahrain F1 software glitch

Seems wild that they can code and deploy an update of a critical-seeming component in the field like that. I thought such a firmware update would need extensive QA in the lab, along with root causing why this bug slipped through their processes anyway.But maybe that's the difference between shipping a controller for F1 versus shipping one for an industrial or consumer product? shrug. reply: I have no idea if modern-day SV’s “tests pass… idfk, it’s a web app… LGTM I guess” coding ethos was the cause of this particular bug. However, it’s a great, relatively benign demonstration of why it has absolutely zero fucking place controlling extremely dangerous hardware shooting a human around a race track surrounded by people.

A question for someone who knows more about F1: Is this firmware shared by all cars? Or some local server at the track the cars connect to? Why is F1 able to control individual cars like this? The article is very light on details as to what exactly is going on... reply: The firmware situation is mixed. The ECU hardware is a standard TAG700 from McLaren. Basically these are software-defined ECUs where you can do whatever. However, FIA has some rules on what you're allowed to modify and has some "compulsory" software in there for monitoring and competition regulatory reasons. It appears there was very limited testing of this module in wet conditions which seems to have affected a lot of vehicles. (I work in Motorsports)

Auto software engineer here.It’s frankly because Motorsport software guys are pretty arrogant. They look down on road car and truck engineers, but reality is they develop stuff with virtually no processes and they usually have only very basic engineering skills, yet every day they are told Motorsport is at the forefront of technology.“Motorsport grade” auto components usually means crappy, and everything requires a software patch or constant maintenance to work correctly.Not surprised there was a bug, and not surprised they were able to develop and deploy a patch in 1 hour without V&V testing it or anything. reply: > everything requires a software patch to work correctlyIsn't that literally the point? Most auto components aren't designed to be patched by the end user.

I can't not read it as "They vibe coded a patch in 50 minutes". Had they used Sol 6.1 they would still be waiting reply: Is 6.1 Sol that bad? Or just slow?

Time to go back to NA engines, the hybrids don't give the rock concert wall of sound reply: Lets all vent in one more place. How this kind of regs get forced is sad. All the casual fans want something fun to watch. All the serious fans want NA engines. The drivers hate these "power units".

Honestly at this point, bring back the V10's.

The Enshittification era keeps on giving.Moved from one of the most fun auto sports to an EV mess. The fact that they were able to vibe code ( You can't truly deliver a code without testing gates in place, let alone release to production, the cars themselves), tells:1: The teams no longer own the car2: F1 has become Formula E 2.0 reply: F1 teams have never fully owned the car, you’ll notice they all look pretty similar. The FIA has a lot of rules around the construction of the cars