Daniel Ricciardo won the Malaysian Grand Prix on Oct. 2, 2016, on a dramatic day for the Formula One championship battle. Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes suffered a big-end failure in its power unit, dealing a major setback to his title chances with the season’s final races still to come.

Hamilton said after the race: “Something just doesn’t feel right,” The failure left him with a substantial challenge in the remaining rounds as Ricciardo took the victory.

The event took place in Malaysia and was recalled by RaceFans in an article published on Sept. 30, 2026, at 3:49 p.m. The page also displayed a timestamp of Oct. 2, 2026, at 12:01 a.m. Keith Collantine wrote the retrospective, which described Hamilton’s title hopes as taking a hit and Ricciardo as snatching the win.

RaceFans invited readers to become supporters to remove advertising and linked to its original report on Hamilton’s title hopes. The site also listed other Formula One coverage, including Lando Norris calling for “respect and humility” after “death threats” on social media, Hamilton dismissing rumours about Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur, a suggestion to “Bring snow chains and hand warmers” if the final race moved to Imola, Oliver Bearman’s comments about Haas inconsistency, and Max Verstappen’s aim to avoid a win-less season for the first time since his debut.

Collantine, a lifelong motor sport fan and former motoring journalist, founded RaceFans in 2005 as F1 Fanatic. He began running it full-time in 2010.

Based on reporting by RaceFans.