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Lewis Hamilton left frustrated after day of engine problems in Sepang Lewis Hamilton left frustrated after day of engine problems in Sepang
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Lewis Hamilton spent most of Thursday mooching about in the Mercedes garage, frustrated by engine problems at the Sepang International Circuit. He was the only driver unable to set a time in the morning practice but when he finally appeared, 40 minutes into the afternoon session, he soon went to the top of the timesheets and remained there.Lewis Hamilton spent most of Thursday mooching about in the Mercedes garage, frustrated by engine problems at the Sepang International Circuit. He was the only driver unable to set a time in the morning practice but when he finally appeared, 40 minutes into the afternoon session, he soon went to the top of the timesheets and remained there.
Hamilton was sixth with his first flying lap but improved on that to finish almost four tenths of a second ahead of the field.Hamilton was sixth with his first flying lap but improved on that to finish almost four tenths of a second ahead of the field.
He still wasn’t happy, and complained about “downgrading shifts everywhere.” But he was too quick for everyone else, although Kimi Raikkonen, in second place, provided yet another reminder of the growing strength of the Ferrari challenge. He was still unhappy, and complained about “downgrading shifts everywhere”. But he was too quick for everyone else, although Kimi Raikkonen, in second place, provided yet another reminder of the growing strength of the Ferrari challenge.
Raikkonen split the Mercedes, with Nico Rosberg third followed by Daniil Kvyat, Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa, with Sebastian Vettel a disappointed seventh.Raikkonen split the Mercedes, with Nico Rosberg third followed by Daniil Kvyat, Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa, with Sebastian Vettel a disappointed seventh.
At the other end of the table, Fernando Alonso was 16th, marginally faster than his McLaren team-mate Jenson Button. The Manor pair of Will Stevens and Roberto Merhi brought up the rear.At the other end of the table, Fernando Alonso was 16th, marginally faster than his McLaren team-mate Jenson Button. The Manor pair of Will Stevens and Roberto Merhi brought up the rear.
In the morning session Hamilton could manage only four laps before being told to stop by his team because of an engine fault. Rosberg was quickest, and he was followed by the Ferrari pair of Raikkonen and Vettel and Romain Grosjean.In the morning session Hamilton could manage only four laps before being told to stop by his team because of an engine fault. Rosberg was quickest, and he was followed by the Ferrari pair of Raikkonen and Vettel and Romain Grosjean.
The BBC F1 analyst Allan McNish said: “Ferrari are the best of the rest but the gap to Mercedes is exactly the same as it was two weeks ago in Australia. Lewis Hamilton, despite all his problems, was able to bang in a lap time and it shows their dominant form.”The BBC F1 analyst Allan McNish said: “Ferrari are the best of the rest but the gap to Mercedes is exactly the same as it was two weeks ago in Australia. Lewis Hamilton, despite all his problems, was able to bang in a lap time and it shows their dominant form.”
But all the drivers felt the heat in temperatures well up on anything experienced in 2014.But all the drivers felt the heat in temperatures well up on anything experienced in 2014.