Following the Bahrain Grand Prix, Martin Whitmarsh, CEO Formula 1, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, discusses the race and Vodafone McLaren Mercedes plans for the three week gap before the next race in Spain
Lewis usually makes excellent race starts, but that wasn’t the case in Bahrain. What happened?
"It was a procedural error - his engine was on the incorrect setting and that led to the anti-stall procedure kicking in, so he was swamped by everyone else as he tried to get away."
He has admitted that he forgot to push the correct button…
"Yes, but as a team Vodafone McLaren Mercedes doesn’t habitually blame its drivers in public. Is the procedure clear? Is it simple enough? We have to...
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