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Wolff: Malaysia cost Hamilton title
As if he didn't already have a pretty good idea, Toto Wolff has admitted that it was the late race engine failure in Malaysia that cost Lewis Hamilton the 2016 world championship crown. Leading the race and thereby about to close Nico Rosberg's title lead down the just one point, there was a groan from the Briton when his engine failed 40 laps into the 56 lap race. He subsequently strung together a sequence of four race wins at the end of the season, yet Wolff believes that ultimately it was the Malaysia failure, rather than the earlier issues and botched starts that cost Hamilton his fourth title. 'This year, clearly Malaysia cost him the championship,' said Wolff, according to Autosport....
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