[Official] Bahrain Grand Prix 2018 - Grand Prix Weekend Thread - Round 2 of 21

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Originally Posted by steve nielsen

the hybrid system suddenly kicked in giving him 150 BHP more when he didn't expect it

Originally Posted by steve nielsen

it was a software error, these things happen, just like in FP1 the engine failed because a wire wasn't connected propperly to the engine, at Renault these things happen

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has admitted there was no car or engine issue when Max Verstappen crashed in qualifying for last weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix.

After the Q1 accident Verstappen complained of a 150bhp power surge, prompting cynical responses from some of his F1 rivals.

Although some observers suggested there may have been a technical problem - possibly a sticking throttle - Horner insisted there were no mechanical issues, and the accident was actually triggered by Verstappen's foot jumping on the throttle pedal as he ran over the kerbs.

"It wasn't a stuck throttle," Horner told Autosport. "I think when he got high on the kerb there was an oscillation on the foot. It was fairly obvious.

"The gearshift around there has always been a bit lumpy, and I think it was a combination of that, pushing flat out, up on the kerb, oscillation with the foot.

"Put a lot of stuff together, that's what happens. There's nothing to read into it."

Renault Sport boss Cyril Abiteboul confirmed the French manufacturer had found nothing wrong in its investigations.

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/13...-bahrain-crash