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Lewis Hamilton admitted the engine failure which cost him the lead of the Malaysian GP this weekend was "a bit of an odd one".Hamilton had converted his pole position into a lead and was in complete control of the race until lap 41, when his engine gave up on him.Speaking later to the BBC, Hamilton said: "My question is really to Mercedes. We"ve got so many engines made for eight drivers, and only mine are the ones that are failing this year, and someone has to give me some answers because it"s just not acceptable, that we"re fighting for the championship and only mine are failing. "This doesn"t sit right with me."Mercedes-AMG F1 confirmed the retirement by tweeting "unexpected mechanical failure of the internal combustion engine. No prior warning signs. It just went" His teammate Nico Rosberg managed to finish third, extending his points advantage in the drivers" championship to 23 points. There are just five races left on the calendar."It felt great up until then," Hamilton added, "had great pace, and then it just happened on the straight. I couldn"t believe it. I"m just going to try and recollect myself and get myself together for the next race next weekend and try to perform as I did this weekend."When pushed on whether this was a decisive moment in the championship battle with Rosberg, Hamilton noted there had been "many" decisive moments already, adding: "something or someone doesn"t want me to win this year, but I won"t give up, I"ll keep pushing."Daniel Ricciardo went on to win the race, followed by his Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen.Share this page: FacebookTwitterGoogle+WhatsAppMailtoCopy link
Date written: 2 Oct 2016
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Lewis Hamilton admitted the engine failure which cost him the lead of the Malaysian GP this weekend was "a bit of an odd one".Hamilton had converted his pole position into a lead and was in complete control of the race until lap 41, when his engine gave up on him.Speaking later to the BBC, Hamilton said: "My question is really to Mercedes. We"ve got so many engines made for eight drivers, and only mine are the ones that are failing this year, and someone has to give me some answers because it"s just not acceptable, that we"re fighting for the championship and only mine are failing. "This doesn"t sit right with me."Mercedes-AMG F1 confirmed the retirement by tweeting "unexpected mechanical failure of the internal combustion engine. No prior warning signs. It just went" His teammate Nico Rosberg managed to finish third, extending his points advantage in the drivers" championship to 23 points. There are just five races left on the calendar."It felt great up until then," Hamilton added, "had great pace, and then it just happened on the straight. I couldn"t believe it. I"m just going to try and recollect myself and get myself together for the next race next weekend and try to perform as I did this weekend."When pushed on whether this was a decisive moment in the championship battle with Rosberg, Hamilton noted there had been "many" decisive moments already, adding: "something or someone doesn"t want me to win this year, but I won"t give up, I"ll keep pushing."Daniel Ricciardo went on to win the race, followed by his Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen.Share this page: FacebookTwitterGoogle+WhatsAppMailtoCopy link
Date written: 2 Oct 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 5274
