Williams has announced the cause of Felipe Massa’s crash in the second practice session was the stalling of the rear wing on the FW37.
On his qualifying simulation, Massa lost control of his car under braking into the hairpin.
Massa’s Williams ended up in the barrier with front-wing damage.
The Brazilian told AUTOSPORT, the telemetry showed the rear wing was the cause of the problem.
“I got back to the pits and they saw my rear wing stalled just under braking and I lost the downforce under braking,” he said.
“Then I lost the rear completely. It was very strange.
“It was a shame because I lost the second part of the session. I couldn’t do my long run.
“I hit even the front wing which was the new piece which maybe I cannot use during the weekend. It was definitely not a positive what’s happened.”
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