Honda found a bug in the McLaren CPU?

There's no way that this is intentional as regardless of what you think happened in the spygate thing McLaren aren't stupid enough to do something like this, especially not so soon afterwards. The system is already somewhat controversial due to being made by McLaren in the first place, they just wouldn't be able to get away with such an obvious infringement of the rules.
However, this does need to be addressed as while McLaren might be under suspicion having developed the system, all teams have to use it, so there's really nothing stopping the other 10 teams from hitting all the buttons at once and blaming it on McLaren.

The first weird thing about this story is the fact that such a news is a news only in Italy.
The second would be the fact that a team with such performances as honda didn't decide to be unaware about this little detail.

If McClaren has designed the software, how hard would it be to create cheats ? Many of you have played PS2/PS3/Gamebox/computer games etc, and there are cheats available if you type in the right code. What is stopping McClaren from designing cheats into the system that only they can decode ?

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Originally Posted by maxu05

If McClaren has designed the software, how hard would it be to create cheats ? Many of you have played PS2/PS3/Gamebox/computer games etc, and there are cheats available if you type in the right code. What is stopping McClaren from designing cheats into the system that only they can decode ?

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What is stopping??????.....well, as we all know, team intergrity mcheat would never ever do anything like this, just as they would never ever use secrets from another team, test tire gasses used by another team..........and on so on.......or do something like protest fuel temperatures under the guise of seeking clarification where the real intent was disqualify other cars to give the WDC to the driver who choked it all away....or anything like that whatsoever.....so we a;; know that macheat does not have anything stopping them because they would never ever go there is first place....ooo :beer:

Latest news (I requested a link- as soon as I get I'll post it).
Next week FIA technicians are going to disect the McLaren ECU upon request of two teams. And yes, you guessed right, one of them is......Ferrari. I am dying to find more info about this topic. No idea why the international press is not picking up on this. Caution?

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Originally Posted by maxu05

If McClaren has designed the software, how hard would it be to create cheats ? Many of you have played PS2/PS3/Gamebox/computer games etc, and there are cheats available if you type in the right code. What is stopping McClaren from designing cheats into the system that only they can decode ?

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It's a really stupid and easy to catch way to cheat, that's what I think is stopping McLaren from doing that.

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Originally Posted by maxu05

If McClaren has designed the software, how hard would it be to create cheats ? Many of you have played PS2/PS3/Gamebox/computer games etc, and there are cheats available if you type in the right code. What is stopping McClaren from designing cheats into the system that only they can decode ?

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So, in light of your statement, are we to assume that Ecclestone & Co. don't play any of the games listed above? :)

Why didn't they just get a can of Raid@ and kill the bug?

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Originally Posted by maxu05

What is stopping McClaren from designing cheats into the system that only they can decode ?

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The simple fact that a programme which just runs through the code using different combinations of button-push options would find that sort of cheat within a few minutes if it was push-button operated. It wouldn't take a huge amount of effort for the FIA or any other team to find that sort of cheat, and you can bet a couple of teams probably tried just that, in case there is a bug, or in case there is a cheat or loophole they can use.

Perhaps that is what Honda have found...

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Originally Posted by mstillhere

I have to confess, a little voice in my head screams that it is all true. .

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It's that "CUTE" ringtone that they have been advertising on the telly. :D