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Wolff: Malaysia cost Lewis the championship

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff admits that Lewis Hamilton's DNF at the Malaysian Grand Prix cost him this year’s drivers’ championship, but at the same time feels Nico Rosberg deserves the title and does not want his achievement to be underestimated. Wolff told media after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix season finale, 'This year, clearly, Malaysia [engine failure] cost Lewis the championship. This is clear.' Hamilton was on course for victory at Sepang when his Mercedes power unit failed, gifting Red Bull a one-two finish, with Rosberg finishing third in that race. Hence the German gained 15 points thanks to his team-mate's misfortune as opposed to losing out by 13 points had...
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