Mercedes F1 team faced a brief disruption due to a global IT outage caused by CrowdStrike.

Mercedes F1 team faced a brief disruption due to a global IT outage caused by CrowdStrike, their sponsor and cybersecurity provider. The outage impacted Microsoft Windows machines worldwide, causing problems for industries like banking, airlines, and news media. Mercedes implemented fixes and operations at the track proceeded seamlessly. The issue was traced back to a faulty software update from CrowdStrike.