Helmut Marko has accepted there was nothing sinister at play regarding Lewis Hamilton’s ‘rocket’ engine in Brazil. After two damaging defeats to Max Verstappen in the United States and Mexico, Hamilton began to get his World Championship hopes back on track in the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. He did so with a new engine that enabled him to set the fastest time in Q3 by 0.438sec, although the Briton was then excluded from the qualifying results as his car’s rear wing failed a legality test. Therefore starting sprint qualifying from the back of the field, Hamilton passed 15 cars in 24 laps to finish fifth but then incurred another grid penalty as the new engine was his fourth of the season,...
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