Ferrari at fault 
for Massa shunt

formula 1: Ferrari have confirmed Felipe Massa’s heavy shunt during Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix was caused by suspension failure.

Massa was involved in two identical accidents over the course of the weekend which saw him lose control of his car towards the end of the start-finish straight.

On both occasions, Massa hit a metal barrier to his left before sliding straight on and suffering a second impact at first-corner Ste Devote.

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Driver error was accountable for the first accident during final practice but an inspection of Massa’s car has revealed the Brazilian was not at fault for the second.

“The findings validated the first impressions of the engineers, confirming the accident was caused by an element of the front-left suspension breaking,” a Ferrari statement read.

Massa was taken to Monaco’s Princesse Grace hospital as a precaution following his race-ending crash but was soon released.

“The best news to come out of the Monaco weekend is that Felipe is fine,” said team principal Stefano Domenicali. “Two big accidents, just over 24 hours apart, and all he has to show for it is a bit of muscle pain. Fortunately, there were no other injuries.”

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