Marussia Formula 1 team's race testing disrupted by Trojan malware

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By John E Dunn
Techworld
25 February 2014

The Marussia Formula 1 racing team has admitted losing an entire day’s 
race testing in Bahrain last week after the computer systems used for 
in-car telemetry were disrupted by Trojan malware.

The UK-based Russian-sponsored team didn’t specify which Trojan caused the 
problems nor why it caused such a headache but the fact it was even 
mentioned suggests that the incident was significant.

"It started off with the first disaster, which was a computer Trojan-type 
virus in the racks, which cost us the best part of the day," team 
principal John Booth told the motoring magazine Autosport. "That set the 
tone for the week.”

The team reportedly completed only 29 laps in the entire four days, the 
least of any team. Most of that was completed on day two when 17 laps were 
completed. The Trojan hit on day three which turned it into a write-off.

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