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Hamilton has used up his entire allotment of engines for the season. I believe at least two were damaged when someone else hit him. He had some other random failures at the beginning of the season that weren't really his fault.

This is a bit of an oversimplification, but he will get a 15 grid-spot penalty for each new engine. He used one new engine for practice, one for qualifying, and one for the race, giving him 45 spots in penalties. By finishing third, he really limited the damage but picked up more engines to use at future races, penalty-free. If the original allocation was six engines for the season, he now has three engines for the second half of the season. In theory, he should be good to go.

The race coverage was interesting. Rosberg got no airtime. All cameras were on Hamilton. Even though Rosberg won, it was basically a victory for Hamilton, given the circumstances. After the race, Rosberg both seemed happy with the win, but disappointed that it didn't bring him back into the lead of the Driver's championship.
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