Lewis Hamilton
Formula One - F1 - Singapore Grand Prix 2015 - Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore - 20/9/15 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in action during the race Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Hoch Zwei Livepic Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Hoch Zwei Livepic

In the wake of the hugely disappointing result for World Championship leader in Singapore, Lewis Hamilton has hinted that there is nothing to feel dismayed about the outcome of the race. Hamilton suffered his first retirement of the season while his teammate Nico Rosberg finished fourth at the 2015 Singapore Grand Prix.

The 30-year-old British racing star, who was looking to tie his Brazilian idol Ayrton Senna’s 41 Grand Prix victories, struggled with power issues with his W06. He was eventually forced to retire, his first retirement this year. Still, Hamilton is not disheartened about his performance in Singapore. He sent a message to all his supporters by through a tweet after the race. Hamilton thanked “TeamLH” because his defeat was softened because his fans supported him all the way - with the message “We win and lose together.”

The Briton’s power issues in the final stages quickly dropped him through the field eventually forcing him into the pits to retire his W06. ESPN UK reported that Hamilton, who finished down in fifth place during the qualifying session reckoned that engine problems had definitely cost him a shot the 2015 Singapore Grand Prix, which he won in 2009 and 2014.

Hamilton said that he was feeling “super optimistic” with his car. He was running fourth before the loss of power.

“The pace was nice, really under control,” the reigning World Champion said. “I was just waiting for that time when I could push and see what I could get from the car but obviously I didn’t get that, I lost power and I was hoping they would have a quick fix but it never came.”

Meanwhile, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff also doesn’t want to be affected by his team’s reversal of fortune in Singapore. Wolff said that Mercedes have already identified the problem with Hamilton’s engine and he is also optimistic going into the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka next week.

“You cannot write it off as a one-off, but it would also be wrong that we are now ‘profiled’ by this,” Wolff said, reported Formula1.com. “It is all about analysing and finding out why, but we go to Suzuka with no headaches other than maybe worrying about the typhoon that is in forecast.”

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