Hamilton stops after Ferrari power loss in Mexico GP practice

Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari lost power during second practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix on Friday, forcing him to stop on track and ending his session early. The cause had not been identified, Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur said, as the team investigated the problem ahead of the remaining sessions. Hamilton reported over team radio that he had lost power after Turn 13. Race engineer Carlo Santi told him to stop the car, and later said it could not be restarted. The stoppage brought out a brief Virtual Safety Car, according to reports from the session. Hamilton completed 13 laps, compared with 35 for teammate Charles Leclerc, and did not get to run a long-run programme. Leclerc set the fastest time in the session. Hamilton said he had felt good in the car and believed Ferrari had improved its setup, but the stoppage left him without a clear assessment of the car’s performance over a longer run. Vasseur said Ferrari had not yet determined what caused the power loss and would investigate that night. He also said the team would decide what work was needed to fix the car before the next practice session and qualifying. Hamilton said he hoped the issue would not affect the...