Alonso, Schumacher exit Monaco GP.

In a race already punctuated by a big accident, both Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher have since crashed out of the Monaco Grand Prix.

Alonso was the first to go, running off line while attempting to pass a lapped Ralf Schumacher in the tunnel. Whether the Williams backed off to allow the Renault through or not has yet to be proven, but Alonso's run onto the marbles forced him into the barrier and a ride almost to the chicane. The Spaniard was not happy with his German rival, finding time to berate the Williams driver before he had come to a halt.

The safety car was deployed to clear the debris, but just three laps had passed when Schumacher's Ferrari made its exit. Again, tunnel was the scene, and a Williams the other party, this time Juan Montoya.

The safety car appeared to be bunching the field up before releasing it at the end of the lap, and Schumacher seemed to be caught out by the change of pace. Montoya, who was running a lap down on the leader, was then caught out by Schumacher locking his brakes and, in attempting to avoid the Ferrari, clipped its rear wheel and tipped it into the same barrier that Alonso had earlier collected. Schumacher was one angry man after crabbing his way back to the pits...

Jarno Trulli has now resumed in the lead of the race, with Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello rounding out the - provisional - podium positions.