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MONTE CARLO, Monaco -- Rio Haryanto said the damage to his Manor was relatively minor following his big accident at the Nouvelle Chicane during practice for the Monaco Grand Prix. Haryanto lost the rear of his car under braking for the corner, causing it to swap ends and slam into the barrier on the left. The car suffered damage to the right-hand side suspension before coming to a halt in the run off area. "I feel alright, just a bit unfortunate that we couldn't finish the run program," he said after the accident. "Looking at the car damage, it isn't too bad, it's quite minor. I just lost it at Turn 10 because it's quite bumpy and tricky. "I was on the ultra-soft tyre on my second pushing lap, and I just lost the rear as it snapped. It just went into the wall. It's a shame that happened, because we didn't get to do a long run but looking at the performance today, we're not that far from the Sauber." Asked what was going through his mind as he entered the circuit's heaviest braking zone facing the wrong direction, Haryanto said: "I just didn't want to hit the wall at the back [of the run off] because I remember someone lost it and went straight into the barriers on the opposite of [turn] 11 on the right. So, I just tried to slow down as much as I could, hit the brakes as hard as I could." Despite the accident, Haryanto's fastest lap was still 0.167s quicker than team-mate Pascal Wehrlein. "Pascal shouldn't be underestimated," Haryanto added. "It's his first time here and he's doing really well. I have an advantage in knowing the track better than him [from GP2] but so far, I'm quite happy with my performance and making use of my experience like in GP2 and bringing it to F1."
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