His right rear tyre then suffered a puncture after a light touch from Ralf Schumacher's front wing as the German passed him on lap five.

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But a puncture to his right-rear tyre slowed down his progress and he was passed on track by both Button and Alonso before coming into the pits on lap eight.

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But Italian Capello had a 43rd birthday to forget when his left rear wheel came off at 160mph, sending him into a tyre wall.

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Firman lost his rear wing on one of the fastest parts of the circuit and pirouetted through 360 degrees before slamming sideways into a tyre wall.

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