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"Internal combustion engine failure"?
Internal employee sabotage more like.
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All nicely summed up by one news reel observer in the comments section, and I quote...........
All the evidence points to sabotage by an individual(s) with access to his Hamilton's machinery possibly a rogue mechanic. Tampering of this kind is not unknown in motorsport; loosening a nut or clamp, puncturing a cable or hose will not be detected immediately but will eventually lead to sudden catastrophic damage making it difficult to identify the cause hence all the head scratching. There are eight Mercedes engines used by four teams - why does only his keep failing. It is not Mercedes the team or management but an individual or individuals with an agenda. I'm a Lewis fan but going racing without his dad or close relation to watch his back is a bad decision and this season he is paying the price Seems plausible. I don't think Merc would be so stupid to sponsor something like that but an individual could do. It's happened for a few seasons now. Remember the loose fuel line in Germany a few seasons back? How the hell can a professional F1 mechanic not tighten a fuel line properly? Very suspect.
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All nicely summed up by one news reel observer in the comments section, and I quote...........
All the evidence points to sabotage by an individual(s) with access to his Hamilton's machinery possibly a rogue mechanic. Tampering of this kind is not unknown in motorsport; loosening a nut or clamp, puncturing a cable or hose will not be detected immediately but will eventually lead to sudden catastrophic damage making it difficult to identify the cause hence all the head scratching. There are eight Mercedes engines used by four teams - why does only his keep failing. It is not Mercedes the team or management but an individual or individuals with an agenda. I'm a Lewis fan but going racing without his dad or close relation to watch his back is a bad decision and this season he is paying the price Seems plausible. I don't think Merc would be so stupid to sponsor something like that but an individual could do. It's happened for a few seasons now. Remember the loose fuel line in Germany a few seasons back? How the hell can a professional F1 mechanic not tighten a fuel line properly? Very suspect. Correct. It'll be one dodgy rouge techy, possibly receiving a bung? Who knows? Strange also now how this season Merc decided to swap their mechanics and techies over to opposite sides of the garage, mmmmm. 
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All nicely summed up by one news reel observer in the comments section, and I quote...........
All the evidence points to sabotage by an individual(s) with access to his Hamilton's machinery possibly a rogue mechanic. Tampering of this kind is not unknown in motorsport; loosening a nut or clamp, puncturing a cable or hose will not be detected immediately but will eventually lead to sudden catastrophic damage making it difficult to identify the cause hence all the head scratching. There are eight Mercedes engines used by four teams - why does only his keep failing. It is not Mercedes the team or management but an individual or individuals with an agenda. I'm a Lewis fan but going racing without his dad or close relation to watch his back is a bad decision and this season he is paying the price Seems plausible. I don't think Merc would be so stupid to sponsor something like that but an individual could do. It's happened for a few seasons now. Remember the loose fuel line in Germany a few seasons back? How the hell can a professional F1 mechanic not tighten a fuel line properly? Very suspect. Correct. It'll be one dodgy rouge techy, possibly receiving a bung? Who knows? Strange also now how this season Merc decided to swap their mechanics and techies over to opposite sides of the garage, mmmmm. Didn't they swap them after Hamilton got the title last year, for the last few races that Rosberg won? They should swap the fukkers back and I wouldn't be surprised if Hamilton is asking exactly that. Something else I've read, plenty of 'experts' say that Hamilton is quite soft on his car. So, if true, again begs the question, why all the failures?
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All nicely summed up by one news reel observer in the comments section, and I quote...........
All the evidence points to sabotage by an individual(s) with access to his Hamilton's machinery possibly a rogue mechanic. Tampering of this kind is not unknown in motorsport; loosening a nut or clamp, puncturing a cable or hose will not be detected immediately but will eventually lead to sudden catastrophic damage making it difficult to identify the cause hence all the head scratching. There are eight Mercedes engines used by four teams - why does only his keep failing. It is not Mercedes the team or management but an individual or individuals with an agenda. I'm a Lewis fan but going racing without his dad or close relation to watch his back is a bad decision and this season he is paying the price Seems plausible. I don't think Merc would be so stupid to sponsor something like that but an individual could do. It's happened for a few seasons now. Remember the loose fuel line in Germany a few seasons back? How the hell can a professional F1 mechanic not tighten a fuel line properly? Very suspect. Correct. It'll be one dodgy rouge techy, possibly receiving a bung? Who knows? Strange also now how this season Merc decided to swap their mechanics and techies over to opposite sides of the garage, mmmmm. Didn't they swap them after Hamilton got the title last year, for the last few races that Rosberg won? They should swap the fukkers back and I wouldn't be surprised if Hamilton is asking exactly that. Something else I've read, plenty of 'experts' say that Hamilton is quite soft on his car. So, if true, again begs the question, why all the failures? Guilty until proved innocent in this case. FAR FAR too many coincidences and <cough, cough> misfortune / bad luck
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FOUR bloody teams using these engines, and IIRC none of theirs have failed.
How many terminal engine failures has poor old Louis suffered now, and some say it's merely 'bad luck?
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Sheddon won the BTCC too so a shitte motorsport day all round!
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Don't you like him? Can't actually understand why I don't follow BTCC more tbqh. Time factor I think. Crackin' events. 
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Nah. He's another boring b'stard and everyone calls him 'Flash'!
The way he won last season in the last race left a bad taste in my mouth. He started quite far back and needed to get 5th I think and the other cars parted like the Red Sea! I know none of them would've wanted to take him out but there was none of the usual touring car aggression. It's like they all handed it to him on a plate.
It's a good series that I haven't watched that much this year. Like you say, it's a time thing. The standard of driving seems to have gone up a bit too without too much pushing to pass and such stuff going on.
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At least Ricciardo won it today, so that's not a bad thing.
Top bloke, totally likeable, and if Hammy doesn't win anything, I'm more than happy to see our favorite Ozzy do so.
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