Hamilton awaits Ferrari checks after Mexico FP2 stoppage
Lewis Hamilton said he was 'praying' everything was okay after a loss of power stopped his Ferrari in second practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix. The issue forced an early end to his session, and Ferrari was left investigating the problem.
Lewis Hamilton suffered an early stoppage in second practice for the Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix after his Ferrari lost power. The problem struck around 28 minutes into FP2 on the start-finish straight, and he came to a halt at the exit of Turn 3 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
Hamilton had been running competitively before the issue ended his session. Afterwards, he said he was 'praying' that everything was okay, while Ferrari began investigating the cause of the failure.
At the time of the reports, Hamilton did not know the condition of the power unit. The breakdown left his status for the rest of the event dependent on Ferrari's checks.
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