A loose left-front wheel, and not driver error, caused Narain Karthikeyan’s retirement from the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. The Indian driver, who had been running in the midfield after the first-corner crash, spun off at high-speed into Stavelot.
“I got off to a very good start and the car was fantastic throughout the first stint, enabling me to keep up a good battle with Pic,” the Indian recalled.
“But after the second pit-stop I had some issues with the suspension and spun off-track. It’s a shame because I was having a good race ahead of a Caterham, but I’m happy with our performance and I hope to continue with this level at Monza next weekend.”
Caterham has confirmed to GPUpdate.net that the incident was not brought on by a touch in the pit lane with Heikki Kovalainen, who was released into his path. As a result of their actions, Caterham was fined 10,000 euros (£8,000) by the FIA.
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| 1. |  J. Button | McLaren | 1:29:08.530 |
| 2. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | +13.624 |
| 3. | K. Raikkonen | Lotus | +25.334 |
| 4. | N. Hulkenberg | Force India | +27.843 |
| 5. | F. Massa | Ferrari | +29.845 |
| 6. | M. Webber | Red Bull | +31.244 |
| 7. | M. Schumacher | Mercedes | +53.374 |
| 8. | J. Vergne | Toro Rosso | +58.865 |
| 9. | D. Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | +1:02.982 |
| 10. | P. di Resta | Force India | +1:03.783 |
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