{"id":2191118,"date":"2026-10-11T08:25:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T05:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2191118"},"modified":"2026-10-11T08:25:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T05:25:20","slug":"fia-admits-f1-qualifying-blunder-interfered-with-the-results-at-singapore-gp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2191118","title":{"rendered":"FIA admits F1 qualifying blunder \u201cinterfered with the results\u201d at Singapore GP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444158_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>FIA admits F1 qualifying blunder \u201cinterfered with the results\u201d at Singapore GP<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>The FIA has made a key admission about the &#8220;human error&#8221; that impacted sprint qualifying in Singapore.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Lewis Larkam <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-10-11T09:25:20+01:00\">11 Oct 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444158_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444158_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444158_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444158_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444158_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444158_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444158_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444158_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444158_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Several drivers were left down on power at the end of SQ1<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<aside>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div>  Prefer Crash.Net on Google <\/div>\n<div> See our stories more often<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"button\">  Add <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Formula 1\u2019s governing body the FIA has admitted that fairness was impacted as a result of the \u201chuman error\u201d that occurred during sprint qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following a red flag for debris when Cadillac driver Sergio Perez crashed in the first part of sprint qualifying on Friday, a \u201chuman error\u201d from race control resulted in a power disparity at the end of SQ1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The FIA reactivated Overtake Mode &#8211; a tool that gives drivers an extra boost and is usually active throughout qualifying &#8211; for just 27 seconds before deactivating it. This led to some drivers completing their laps with the aid and some complaining they had less power than expected.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Williams driver Carlos Sainz accused the FIA of having no regard for \u201csporting equity\u201d after he was eliminated in SQ1 with a time that left him 22nd on the grid for the sprint race.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Sainz was one of the drivers impacted by the &#8220;human error&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Speaking to Sky Germany, the FIA\u2019s single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis admitted the blunder \u201cinterfered with the results\u201d and was \u201cthe worst thing\u201d to happen for the governing body.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re not happy about it, because it affected some drivers more and some drivers less,\u201d Tombazis explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo as a result, just in the first session of the sprint, we felt this problem interfered with the results \u2013 which for us as FIA is probably, in some ways, the worst thing, because our top priorities are always safety and fairness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, to have a situation where a result is not fair or incorrect is for us not good. Of course, it is a complicated job, and people do make mistakes, and we need to be conscious of that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we also need, when we do make mistakes, to analyse them and to make sure they don&#8217;t happen again \u2013 which is what we&#8217;re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>The FIA&#8217;s single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Expanding on the error, Tombazis added: \u201cNormally it is a manual process to re-enable it, because clearly when it gets re-enabled we want to make sure from a safety point of view it&#8217;s okay to do so.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, there was a pop-up window that came on somebody&#8217;s computer that was not acted on quickly enough or when it should have. 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United States Grand Prix dates and schedule<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1791727163\"> 3h ago<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1380566_hires.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1380566_hires.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1380566_hires.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> F1  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The all-time F1 winners&#8217; list after the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1791724200\"> 4h ago<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-04\/xpb_480596_hires.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-04\/xpb_480596_hires.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-04\/xpb_480596_hires.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> F1  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Martin Brundle buries hatchet with Kim Kardashian: \u2018Did I not know the rules?\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1791719998\"> 5h ago<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/screenshot-2026-10-11-at-12.54.28.png?height=270&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/screenshot-2026-10-11-at-12.54.28.png?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/screenshot-2026-10-11-at-12.54.28.png?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>The FIA has made a key admission about the &#8220;human error&#8221; that impacted sprint qualifying in Singapore.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Formula 1\u2019s governing body the FIA has admitted that fairness was impacted as a result of the \u201chuman error\u201d that occurred during sprint qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following a red flag for debris when Cadillac driver Sergio Perez crashed in the first part of sprint qualifying on Friday, a \u201chuman error\u201d from race control resulted in a power disparity at the end of SQ1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The FIA reactivated Overtake Mode &#8211; a tool that gives drivers an extra boost and is usually active throughout qualifying &#8211; for just 27 seconds before deactivating it. This led to some drivers completing their laps with the aid and some complaining they had less power than expected.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Williams driver Carlos Sainz accused the FIA of having no regard for \u201csporting equity\u201d after he was eliminated in SQ1 with a time that left him 22nd on the grid for the sprint race.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Sainz was one of the drivers impacted by the &#8220;human error&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Speaking to Sky Germany, the FIA\u2019s single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis admitted the blunder \u201cinterfered with the results\u201d and was \u201cthe worst thing\u201d to happen for the governing body.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re not happy about it, because it affected some drivers more and some drivers less,\u201d Tombazis explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo as a result, just in the first session of the sprint, we felt this problem interfered with the results \u2013 which for us as FIA is probably, in some ways, the worst thing, because our top priorities are always safety and fairness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, to have a situation where a result is not fair or incorrect is for us not good. Of course, it is a complicated job, and people do make mistakes, and we need to be conscious of that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we also need, when we do make mistakes, to analyse them and to make sure they don&#8217;t happen again \u2013 which is what we&#8217;re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>The FIA&#8217;s single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Expanding on the error, Tombazis added: \u201cNormally it is a manual process to re-enable it, because clearly when it gets re-enabled we want to make sure from a safety point of view it&#8217;s okay to do so.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, there was a pop-up window that came on somebody&#8217;s computer that was not acted on quickly enough or when it should have. And then under the time pressure and the general other pressure, this was forgotten, unfortunately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe then went into quite an intense analysis about, was there some other issue, because we could hear, of course, the drivers complaining and saying what&#8217;s happening. We realised where the problem was.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt that time there was an erroneous decision to briefly turn it on again, but that was sort of not exactly the correct decision in order for fairness. And then it was turned off again.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Sign up for the Crash F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Your information will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Formula 1\u2019s governing body the FIA has admitted that fairness was impacted as a result of the \u201chuman error\u201d that occurred during sprint qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following a red flag for debris when Cadillac driver Sergio Perez crashed in the first part of sprint qualifying on Friday, a \u201chuman error\u201d from race control resulted in a power disparity at the end of SQ1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The FIA reactivated Overtake Mode &#8211; a tool that gives drivers an extra boost and is usually active throughout qualifying &#8211; for just 27 seconds before deactivating it. This led to some drivers completing their laps with the aid and some complaining they had less power than expected.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Williams driver Carlos Sainz accused the FIA of having no regard for \u201csporting equity\u201d after he was eliminated in SQ1 with a time that left him 22nd on the grid for the sprint race.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1443379_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Sainz was one of the drivers impacted by the &#8220;human error&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Speaking to Sky Germany, the FIA\u2019s single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis admitted the blunder \u201cinterfered with the results\u201d and was \u201cthe worst thing\u201d to happen for the governing body.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re not happy about it, because it affected some drivers more and some drivers less,\u201d Tombazis explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo as a result, just in the first session of the sprint, we felt this problem interfered with the results \u2013 which for us as FIA is probably, in some ways, the worst thing, because our top priorities are always safety and fairness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, to have a situation where a result is not fair or incorrect is for us not good. Of course, it is a complicated job, and people do make mistakes, and we need to be conscious of that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we also need, when we do make mistakes, to analyse them and to make sure they don&#8217;t happen again \u2013 which is what we&#8217;re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444143_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>The FIA&#8217;s single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Expanding on the error, Tombazis added: \u201cNormally it is a manual process to re-enable it, because clearly when it gets re-enabled we want to make sure from a safety point of view it&#8217;s okay to do so.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, there was a pop-up window that came on somebody&#8217;s computer that was not acted on quickly enough or when it should have. And then under the time pressure and the general other pressure, this was forgotten, unfortunately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe then went into quite an intense analysis about, was there some other issue, because we could hear, of course, the drivers complaining and saying what&#8217;s happening. We realised where the problem was.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt that time there was an erroneous decision to briefly turn it on again, but that was sort of not exactly the correct decision in order for fairness. And then it was turned off again.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Sign up for the Crash F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Your information will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/f1\/news\/1107260\/1\/fia-admits-f1-qualifying-blunder-interfered-results-singapore-gp&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444158_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] FIA admits F1 qualifying blunder \u201cinterfered with the results\u201d at Singapore GP The FIA has made a key admission about the &#8220;human error&#8221; that impacted sprint qualifying in Singapore. 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