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Toto Wolff: 'Malaysia cost Lewis the championship'

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has said Lewis Hamilton’s Malaysian Grand Prix retirement 'cost' the British driver the 2016 title, but praised Nico Rosberg for being a “worthy” champion. Hamilton was comfortably leading the Malaysian GP at the Sepang circuit before an engine failure in the closing stages put him out of the race, with third for Rosberg increasing his lead in the title fight. Rosberg entered the final race weekend in Abu Dhabi with a 12-point advantage over Hamilton. Despite winning the race and trying to back his title rival into the pack, second place saw Rosberg take the crown. “I think you need to win and lose with dignity,” Wolff explained....
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