Failures to blame for both Williams shunts

It was a bitterly disappointing Monaco Grand Prix for Williams, with both Nico Hulkenberg and Rubens Barrichello crashing out of the Monte Carlo race. But rather than driver errors, the British team have already discovered that both high-speed accidents were caused by car failures.

Hulkenberg’s race ended in the tunnel on Lap One, after his car suffered a front wing mounting component failure, following clutch issues on the formation lap. Barrichello, meanwhile, who had been enjoying strong race crashed into the wall and was pitched into a dramatic spin on Lap 30 following a failure on the rear of his car.