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Revealed: Hamilton almost retired from Brazil GP
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that Lewis Hamilton was perilously close to suffering an engine failure as he rounded out victory at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Hamilton benefitted from Max Verstappen's crash with Esteban Ocon to take his first victory after winning a title mid-season. Hamilton qualified on pole, but the Silver Arrows were largely helpless as Verstappen stormed through the field and took to a second stint on quicker tyres than the Brit – allowing him to take the lead near the halfway point. Although things came back Mercedes' way when the Red Bull spun, Hamilton revealed that he begun to feel something troubling brewing underneath him as the win neared....
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