Hamilton's Melbourne engine still firing
Is the power unit that Lewis retired with in Melbourne going to be able to get through Malaysia?
Mar.24 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton's 2014 title campaign is still on track.
The Melbourne polesitter had to retire at Albert Park after his Mercedes engine - among a mere allocation of just five for the entire 19-race campaign - dropped from six to five cylinders in the early stages of the race.
"While I wanted to keep going," Hamilton said in Australia, "we had to play safe and save the engine."
But it appears that Mercedes' efforts to 'save' the turbo V6 'power unit' have at least paid off.
"The fortunate thing is that we did stop when we did," Hamilton said in Kuala Lumpur, explaining that "something went wrong with the wiring" in Australia.
"I didn't want to stop I have to say," he admitted. "The car was going but not very fast. I am keeping my fingers crossed and I think it (the engine) is going to be usable."
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