He missed the start after failing to properly program his car's launch-control system and then, pushing to make up lost time, he touched the back of Fernando Alonso's Renault and was forced into the pits to replace his nose wing before finally finishing 13th.

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The start-up founded by PayPal founder Elon Musk strung together 6, 831 laptop batteries and designed an elaborate control system meant to ensure the car doesn't burst into flames if one of the batteries fails.

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