Feb.4 (GMM) A Williams spokesman says the British team abandoned the Barcelona test on Saturday night because of a front wing issue.

Reports from the Spanish circuit revealed that a mounting problem for the piece caused Japanese rookie Kazuki Nakajima to crash heavily with a failed wing on Friday.

He and German teammate Nico Rosberg resumed running on Saturday, after new parts were hurriedly prepared at the team's Oxfordshire factory and flown to the Circuit de Catalunya in Sir Frank Williams' private jet.

But team officials ultimately decided to simply return to Grove rather than keep running on Sunday, after it is believed the modified front wing showed up driveability issues.

"We could not implement an appropriate short term solution so we decided to return to the factory to address it in time for the Jerez test in just over a week's time," a Williams spokesman confirmed.