News Details

Hamilton still 100% confident in Mercedes despite Malaysian GP retirement

Lewis Hamilton felt he had the Malaysian Grand Prix in his grasp only to see his car fail on him, resulting in retiring for only the second time in 2016 and allowing Daniel Ricciardo to claim the victory. The Mercedes AMG PETRONAS driver’s retirement also allowed his team-mate Nico Rosberg to extend his advantage in the championship, and Hamilton revealed that he was attempting to get enough gap to Max Verstappen to enable him to make another pit stop without losing position when his internal combustion engine failed on the pit straight. “Max was in my pit window so I was just trying to push him out of it,” said Hamilton. “I think I'd done that, almost. But then, on the straight, I...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Hamilton says he has “100% confidence” in...

Malaysian Grand Prix – Lewis Hamilton has assured that he still has...
9y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Lauda 'very sorry' to Hamilton over failure

– Mercedes chief Niki Lauda has apologised to Lewis Hamilton for...
9y ago from GPUpdate.net

Lewis lights fuse after blow-out

A crestfallen Lewis Hamilton admitted "something doesn't feel...
9y ago from SkySports.com

Ricciardo wins at Malaysia as reliability fails...

Daniel Ricciardo has won the Malaysian Grand Prix, having been handed the...
9y ago from F1Technical.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

How Marco Bezzecchi dominated the Brazilian MotoGP to...

New MotoGP championship leader Marco Bezzecchi overcame a "really...
19h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Gresini Racing exploring potential Honda MotoGP...

Gresini Racing are exploring a potential reunion with Honda as a...
16h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Takuma Sato makes Indy 500 return with RLL

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that Takuma Sato will drive...

Helio Castroneves confirms return for 26th...

Helio Castroneves has confirmed that he will take part in the upcoming...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Watch: Ben White’s reaction goes viral after...

Manchester City’s Rayan Cherki found himself at the center of a heated...
8h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Gabriel Magalhaes injury latest concern as four...

Arsenal’s hopes of a historic treble have been dealt a significant blow...
10h ago from CaughtOffside.com

“It felt like a charity sub” - Wayne Rooney shares...

Wayne Rooney revealed that he felt sad for Manchester City star Phil Foden...
12h ago from SportsKeeda.com

100m-rated Premier League newcomer set to spark...

Rayan has done quite well since moving to the Premier League, and he has...
13h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.