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Manufacturing error behind Romain Grosjean's front wing failure

Haas F1 Team have traced front wing failure on Romain Grosjean's VF-16 at the Spanish Grand Prix back to a manufacturing error, it has emerged. The broken front wing led the Frenchman to return to the pits, which saw him lose a lap but more problems arised after he retired from the Grand Prix with braking issues, his first retirement since the 2015 United Stated Grand Prix. Following investigations, it emerged that there were problems with the manufacturing of the wing rather than a design flaw. After the race on Sunday, Grosjean spoke to his team about improving the quality of the front wing. 'We're going to have a word with who's doing it because we've seen the problem and understood...
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