You Fix An F1 Car Like A Computer These Days

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Raphael Orlove
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'Have you tried turning it off and on again?'

Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull F1 car stopped working early in the Austrian Grand Prix today (actually, it's running as I type), but he managed to get the car back in order with instructions from his team over the radio.

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Their conversation sounded more like tech support than anything else.

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It turns out that the problem was linked to their 'overtake button,' which is basically a boost of power from the car's hybrid electric system.

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Quick, somebody hire these guys as team managers.

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