The Briton suffered the harm to his proper wrist approaching the ultimate 10 minutes of FP1 on Saturday morning, locking up into the opening flip, Sainte Devote.
Bird took the escape street at excessive velocity, with the precise entrance wheel of his McLaren hitting the barrier and together with his palms nonetheless on the wheel.
Despite getting out of the automotive unaided and walking again to the pits, additional evaluation has revealed an harm.
Bird beforehand broken the identical wrist in London throughout the 2022 season which meant he missed the season finale in Seoul.
Following a visit to hospital the place he was X-rayed, McLaren confirmed that Bird has damaged one bone in his left hand and “would require additional therapy”.
An announcement from the McLaren staff learn: “Due to a hand harm sustained throughout Free Practice 1, Sam Bird won’t take part within the remaining periods on the Monaco E-Prix.
“As a outcome, and pending approval from the FIA, Taylor Barnard will likely be stepping in for the rest of the occasion.”
Taylor Barnard, McLaren
Photo by: Andreas Beil
Barnard is McLaren’s reserve driver in Formula E and has taken half in plenty of rookie periods with the staff, probably the most recent coming earlier this month in a 30-minute session forward of the Misano E-Prix which he topped.
The 19-year-old Briton has but to start out a Formula E race and is at present racing in Formula 2 PHM AIX Racing, recording a greatest results of thirteenth up to now.
Previously, the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award finalist in 2023 raced in F3 with Jenzer Motorsport final yr the place he completed tenth total after recording one win at Spa.
Bird is one in every of a number of drivers who has suffered a hand harm following a crash within the final yr.
Envision driver Robin Frijns missed 4 Formula E races final season after struggling a collision within the opening race of the season in Mexico City, with the Dutchman requiring surgical procedure to pin and set the damaged bones earlier than returning over two months later.
In Formula 1, Daniel Ricciardo suffered an analogous destiny after crashing throughout observe for the Dutch Grand Prix in 2023 which additionally sidelined the Australian for 4 races throughout a two-month interval.
