F1 GP Malaysia, 2 October 2016

1. D. Ricciardo       2. M. Verstappen       3. N. Rosberg

Daniel Ricciardo wins dramatic Malaysian GP, Hamilton's engine fails
Sepang          [2 October 2016]

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Daniel Ricciardo won a dramatic Malaysian Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen after Lewis Hamilton retired from the lead of the race with an engine failure on lap 40.

For 39 laps everything was going Hamilton's way as he led the battling Red Bulls by over 20 seconds and title rival Nico Rosberg recovered through the field following contact with Sebastian Vettel at the first corner. But as Hamilton approached Turn 1 for the 40th time a lick of flame from the exhaust signaled a problem before the engine lost all power and ground to a halt on the exit of the corner. With smoke still coming from the rear of the car, the reigning world champion came to a halt with his head in his hands, knowing that his pursuit of a fourth world title had just become significantly more difficult.