Daniel Ricciardo wins as Lewis Hamilton suffered an engine fire outbreak in Malaysia (Race Results & Highlights)

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Lewis Hamilton's title hopes were dealt a heavy blow when his engine failed as he led the Malaysian Grand Prix.

The Briton dominated the race until flames started pouring from his Mercedes on lap 43, prompting him to say on the radio: "Oh, no, no."

His team-mate Nico Rosberg finished third to extend his lead in the championship to 23 points with five races to go, and 125 points available.

"Oh, no, no!" shouted Hamilton as his Mercedes ground to a halt in the oppressive Malaysian heat

Daniel Ricciardo beat Max Verstappen in a Red Bull one-two in a gripping race.

After the race, Hamilton told BBC Radio 5 live's Tom Clarkson: "My question is to Mercedes. We have so many engines made, but mine are the only ones failing this year.

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"Someone needs to give me some answers because this is not acceptable. We are fighting for the championship and only my engines are failing. It does not sit right with me."

What happened this time?

Hamilton was cruising to victory on an unexpected one-stop strategy when his engine and perhaps his title hopes literally went up in smoke.

Race Highlights:

He had converted pole into a lead at the first corner, and the day seemed to be going his way when Rosberg was hit by Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel as a move to try to pass Verstappen down the inside went wrong.

Vettel is to be investigated after the race

Rosberg rejoined at the back and set about climbing back through the field as Hamilton appeared to be set fair to reclaim the championship lead.

An early virtual safety car when Romain Grosjean's Haas suffered apparent brake failure tempted Red Bull to bring Verstappen in early for fresh 'soft' tyres.

That made him de facto leader for a while, a position he assumed on track when Hamilton made his first pit stop on lap 20.

But he stopped again seven laps later and, from then on, Hamilton appeared in total control, only for his car to suffer an internal combustion engine failure.

Team boss Toto Wolff held his head in his hands in the pits as Hamilton walked disconsolately away from his smouldering car. Mercedes said there had been no warning of the problem.

Below are the official results.

Full race replay for Malaysian grand prix will be available later in the day. if you missed the live action, you can always tune in here for full recap.