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Hamilton thought win chance was on before loss of power

Lewis Hamilton believes he could have fought for victory in the Singapore Grand Prix until he was forced to retire when his Mercedes suffered a terminal loss of power. The Briton was running in fourth position, one place higher than his grid slot of fifth, when he was suddenly caught and passed by teammate and title rival Nico Rosberg at mid-distance before sliding rapidly down the field. Hamilton tried in vain to resolve the problem with help from the Mercedes pitwall, but opted to retire the car when it became clear that the issue would not be possible to cure, registering his first DNF of the season and reducing his title advantage over Rosberg to 41 points. Speaking afterwards, Hamilton...
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