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Bearing failure the cause of Hamilton engine blow-out in Malaysia
Japanese Grand Prix – Mercedes have revealed that a big-end bearing failure was the cause of the Malaysian engine blow-out Lewis Hamilton suffered. “Our analysis has shown that Lewis’ engine suffered a big-end bearing failure in Malaysia,” Mercedes posted on social media. “This happened without warning after 618 km and was preceded by a loss of oil pressure in Turn 15.” Hamilton was leading the race when the issue hit him with just 15 laps of the Grand Prix remaining, handing victory to Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo. The reigning world champion commented after the race on how of the eight cars powered by Mercedes engines in 2016 that seemingly only his were having recurring...
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