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Steering wheel brake bias glitch sent Sargeant off road in Bahrain F1 GP

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The bias was unexpectedly sent fully to the front, causing the American driver to lock up and slide into a run-off area. After initially believing that he would have to retire, Sargeant was able to drive back to the pits, and he resumed after swapping to a new steering wheel . The change appeared to address the problem, and he eventually finished a distant 20th. "With Logan, we have an unco MMA nded brake bias movement all the way to the front, which is why he went off," Vowles told Motorsport.com. "The brake bias moved nowhere near where he requested it to be." Sargeant admitted that he couldn't comprehend what was happening when he first had the issue. "It was just doing things on its own without my asking," he said. "I don't completely understand it from my side. "We've had some electronic issues the last couple of days, qualifying and then today. So we just need to understand the core issue. ...

Leclerc had "more than 100 degrees split" in brake temperature in F1 Bahrain GP

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The Ferrari driver was constantly locking up his front tyres throughout the 2024 F1 opener, as he dropped from second to an eventual fourth place. Leclerc, who had been expected to be Max Verstappen's closest challenger, explained the issue struck from the opening lap before he was able to start managing it "at lap 15 or 20". "It was impossible in the first 15 laps, the issue was getting a lot worse every lap," Leclerc said. "I was obviously basing my braking for Turn 9-10 with the previous lap, which obviously fell too late all the time, but the issue was getting a lot worse. "Every time I would brake three meters earlier, but I would still look up, then at lap 15 or 20, the issue stabilised. "The team told me on the radio that it was more than 100 degrees split between from front right and front left, which is huge. "At that moment, I understood that the best thing I could do was just to bring the car ...