Lewis Hamilton "praying" for Ferrari power unit after Mexico FP2 failure
Lewis Hamilton experienced an early retirement during the second practice session of the Mexico Grand Prix due to a Ferrari power unit failure. Despite the setback, Hamilton remains optimistic about the team's competitive pace heading into the weekend.
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Technical reliability issues for high-profile drivers like Hamilton significantly impact team standings and championship momentum in Formula 1.
Lewis Hamilton has been left “praying” for his Ferrari power unit after it caused an early retirement in second practice for the Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix.
The seven-time world champion suddenly lost power down the start-finish straight after 28 minutes, leading to him stopping at the exit of Turn 3 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
Hamilton was enjoying a competitive FP2 until then as he was quickest on the hard tyre and sat amongst the top five, before eventually dropping to 11th in the final leaderboard.
But it was still a positive day for the Scuderia, as Hamilton’s team-mate Charles Leclerc topped both Friday practice sessions heading into FP3 and qualifying on Saturday.
“I was feeling really good in the car,” said Hamilton. “It's just my luck. We did a really good job in getting the set-up in a better place and yeah, it's just really unfortunate.
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