Mercedes refute 'ridiculous and stupid' sabotage suggestion

Mercedes dismissed suggestions of sabotage to Lewis Hamilton's car as "ridiculous and stupid" after another engine failure robbed the world champion of certain victory in Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix.

A furious Hamilton, who now trails rival Nico Rosberg by 23 points in the title race, stoked the flames of a conspiracy theory by claiming "someone doesn't want me to win", while also demanding answers from Mercedes.