Sam Bird will miss the Monaco E-Prix after the McLaren Formula E driver damaged his wrist in opening practice, with Taylor Barnard set to replace him.
The Briton suffered the injury to his right wrist approaching the final 10 minutes of FP1 on Saturday morning, locking up into the opening turn, Sainte Devote. Bird took the escape road at high speed, with the right front wheel of his McLaren hitting the barrier and with his hands still on the wheel. Despite getting out of the car unaided and walking back to the pits, further assessment has revealed an injury.
' Taylor Barnard, McLaren Photo by: Andreas Beil Barnard is McLaren's reserve driver in Formula E and has taken part in a number of rookie sessions with the team, the most recent coming earlier this month in a 30-minute session ahead of the Misano E-Prix which he topped. The 19-year-old Briton has yet to start a Formula E race and is currently racing in Formula 2 PHM AIX Racing, recording a best result of 13th so far.
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