Vowles claims Williams will be "urgently investigating how this happened" after double disqualification

Following a double disqualification for Williams drivers Carlos Sainz and Alexander Albon from the qualifying session at the Singapore Grand Prix, team principal James Vowles reckoned that the Grove-based outfit will be "urgently investigating how this happened."

Following a promising opening day at the Singapore Grand Prix, Williams had endured a difficult qualifying session at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

Alexander Albon qualified 12th while his team-mate Carlos Sainz, who secured his first podium finish for Williams last time out at Baku, took 13th.

Following the qualifying session, the FIA noted that Albon and Sainz's were under investigation for a potential technical breach. During the post-qualifying inspection, it was found that the DRS flap on both cars exceeded the 85mm limit on both sides of the rear wing.

As is standard procedure with such a scenario, the stewards later confirmed that both Williams driver had been disqualified from Singapore qqualifying.

Following the confirmation of the disqualification, Williams Team Principal James Vowles issued a statement saying: "During FIA scrutineering after Qualifying, the rear wings on both our cars failed DRS slot gap checks. As a result, Alex and Carlos have been disqualified from Qualifying for tomorrow’s Singapore Grand Prix.

"This is bitterly disappointing for the team and we are urgently investigating how this happened. At no point were we seeking a performance advantage and the rear wings had passed our own checks earlier in the day, but there is only one measurement that matters and we fully accept the FIA ruling.

"We have a car capable of scoring points here this weekend and will do everything we can to fight from the back of the grid tomorrow, and will immediately review our processes to make sure this doesn’t happen again."