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Mercedes yet to identify cause of Hamilton failure
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Mercedes is still investigating what caused Lewis Hamilton's power unit to fail when he was leading the Malaysian Grand Prix. Having led the race from pole position, Hamilton retired from a commanding lead with 16 laps remaining at Sepang as his power unit failed on the pit straight. The problem - coupled with Nico Rosberg's third place - saw Hamilton drop 21 points behind his team-mate in the championship standings with five races to go this season. Mercedes executive director (technical) Paddy Lowe says work is still ongoing to try and understand what caused the failure and prevent a repeat in future. "Malaysia was a bitter pill to swallow," Lowe said....
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