As Q3 started, it became apparent that Lewis Hamilton would be unable to take part, suffering from a hybrid system failure in the turbo charger, the same problem that had plagued him in China two weeks earlier.
No comezo da Q3, fíxose evidente que Lewis Hamilton non podería participar, debido a un fallo do sistema híbrido no cargador do turbo, o mesmo problema que o atormentou en China dúas semanas antes.