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McLaren deny prior knowledge of issue
Sam Michael has denied claims that McLaren were aware of Lewis Hamilton's gearbox issue ahead of Sunday's Singapore GP.
Leading the grand prix from pole position, Hamilton was maintaining his advantage over Sebastian Vettel when, on lap 23 of the flood-lit race, his McLaren slowed down, forcing him to park it.
McLaren confirmed it was a gearbox issue but denied that the team knew about it before the 61-lap race begun.
"No, Not before," Michael told Autosport.
"They [gearbox warnings] have happened a number of laps before and we have started seeing some issues a few laps before [in other races]. Sometimes it can last all race and sometimes it doesn't, so we...
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