Williams halt testing after Nakajima crash

Williams halted a pre-season Formula One test at Barcelona's circuit de Catalunya on Friday after Japanese rookie Kazuki Nakajima crashed the team's new car into the barriers.

Williams halted a pre-season Formula One test at Barcelona's circuit de Catalunya on Friday after Japanese rookie Kazuki Nakajima crashed the team's new car into the barriers.

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Nakajima, who will be starting his first full season in Melbourne on March 16 after making a strong race debut in Brazil last October, was unhurt.

"He's fine. It was related to a front wing mounting issue which will be fixed and the car will be running again tomorrow," a team spokesman said.

Germany's Nico Rosberg, in the other Williams, had also been due to take part in the first day of the test but the crash forced a change of plan as the team checked his car for a similar problem.

Former champions Williams have recorded some impressive times with the new Toyota-powered FW30 car in recent testing in Spain.