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Mercedes confirm the cause of Lewis Hamilton's Malaysia engine failure
Mercedes have confirmed that Lewis Hamilton's power unit suffered a 'big-end bearing' failure during the Malaysian Grand Prix, which led to a loss of oil pressure and his subsequent retirement from the lead of the race. 'Our analysis has shown that Lewis’ engine suffered a big-end bearing failure in Malaysia,' the team confirmed. 'This happened without warning after 618km and was preceded by a loss of oil pressure in Turn 15.' This weekend Hamilton will revert to the engine he used in Singapore. Mercedes also confirmed they would revise their engine parameters to minimise a repeat of the issue, whilst the planned introduction of an upgraded customer unit for...
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