Force India blames Hungaroring kerbs for failures

Force India fingers were being pointed at the Hungaroring's kerbs after the team suffered a second failure of the weekend with its new B-spec car.

The Silverstone based team was buoyed by the early promise of the heavily modified machine, until Sergio Perez suffered his spectacular roll-over shunt in Friday practice.

As a precaution, teammate Hulkenberg then also sat out the second session while the apparent suspension problem was investigated.

Then on race day, it was Hulkenberg's turn to have a terrifying crash when the front wing folded underneath his car, spearing him into the barriers at full speed.

Force India technical boss Andy Green told Auto Motor und Sport, "It was the same wing design as in Silverstone. The wing itself was brand new. But if it was ok at Silverstone then it should also have been ok here."

Green acknowledged that it had been a structural failure, but fingers were also being pointed at the Hungaroring's kerbs with Hulkenberg saying, "They are the most aggressive on the whole calendar."

Officially, Force India is still investigating, but it is true that Ferrari also had a front wing failure in practice, however the FIA's Charlie Whiting insisted: "The kerbs have not changed since last year."