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Hamilton's engine a lap away from failure
For once, the radio messages weren't so much about his tyres, but rather the pace and strategy of his opponents, and, in the latter stages of the Brazilian Grand Prix, his power unit. Having inherited the lead following Max Verstappen's close encounter with Esteban Ocon, Mercedes realised there was an issue with Hamilton's engine. 'We have the engine guys here at the track and then we have them back at base,' explained Toto Wolff, 'and what I could hear - because I have about ten radio channels open - on one of the ten channels - the meeting channel - was: 'Lewis Hamilton power unit failure imminent, it's going to fail within the next lap'. 'I put the volume up, and I was like 'Excuse me,...
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