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Williams clarifies cause of Kubica's Sochi retirement

Williams reveals that an issue with a wheel nut retainer was the root cause of Robert Kubica's retirement from last Sunday's Russian Grand Prix. The revelation follows a statement from Polish oil refiner, Orlen, which sponsors Kubica and the Williams team, and which yesterday issued a brief statement querying the exact cause of the Pole's retirement just 27 laps into the race, his first DNF of the season. 'In connection with the withdrawal of Robert Kubica from Sunday's race as part of the Russian Grand Prix, we have officially asked the ROKiT Williams Racing Team for clarification,' read the statement. 'Based on that, we will take actions related to the enforcement of contractual...
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