Williams steering wheel brake bias glitch sent Sargeant off in F1 Bahrain GP

The bias was unexpectedly sent fully to the front, causing the American driver to lock up and slide into a run-off area at Turn 4.

After initially believing that he would have to retire, Sargeant was able to drive back to the pits and resumed after swapping to a new steering wheel. The change appeared to address the problem, but he eventually finished a distant 20th.

“With Logan, we have an uncommanded brake bias movement all the way to the…