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BMW lost valuable track time during Thursday practice after test driver Robert Kubica had an electronic failure causing him to crash into the barriers.
The rookie Polish driver brought out the red flag for the third time in a frantic afternoon session, after an electronics fault pitched him into the barrier at the Rascasse, forcing the team had to close it programme early.
The incident led to gloomy faces in the midfield squad, who are concerned about having lost out on track time on such a difficult circuit.
Race drivers Jacques Villeneuve and Nick Heidfeld ended the second session in 20th and 22nd, with the German only completing 10 laps after failing to set a time in the first session.
“I was quite happy with the balance of the car, but it is unfortunate I was only able to do ten laps,” rued Heidfeld
“This was a shame as it is very important to do as many laps as possible here in the practice sessions. On the positive side, we were still able to collect some data and also do a few practice starts.”
Team-mate Villeneuve added: “The car is fairly competitive here, but due to the problem on Robert’s car we had to stop early so we don’t really know where we are yet.
“We have quite a lot of work to do.”
BMW motorsport director, Mario Theissen was quick to point out that the accident was not Kubica’s fault, but remains confident his team can improve through the weekend.
“Robert’s incident cannot be blamed on driver error, but an electronic failure,” he said.
“This was also why he stopped in the morning practice. Currently we are trying to figure out the reason for the failure and, as a precaution; we kept the cars in the garage.
“This meant we couldn’t complete our programme, but we still collected enough data to make our tyre choice.”

Source = ITV F1

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