Seven-time world champion Hamilton served a 10-place penalty at the Turkish Grand Prix after Mercedes opted for a fourth engine to reduce the risk of failure during the title race.
Mercedes has admitted that it is trying to “contain” an internal combustion engine-related reliability issue, with Hamilton’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas forced to use three new power units in the last four races.
When asked if he was concerned about Mercedes reliability issues, Hamilton said, “I don’t really give energy, it’s not my job to take care of these things.
“I’ll let the guys focus on that. My engine is in good condition, I think my first engine drove 6 races. We still have engine two and I think engine three is still there as far as I know.
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“I hope I don’t have to [take another engine] but I cannot predict what lies ahead. “
Hamilton bounced back from eleventh on the grid to finish fifth in Turkey, but was frustrated by Mercedes’ strategy call when he lost the lead in the world championship to main rival Max Verstappen.
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The Brit is six points behind Verstappen ahead of this weekend’s United States Grand Prix, the first of the six remaining events this year.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes that in this year’s championship showdown, resignations rather than small fluctuations in points will make the biggest difference.
“The whole season commutes back and forth,” said Wolff.
“We make mistakes together. We win together. We have had much bigger swings in the past with missed opportunities.
“That was a very, very close call. We decided on one thing and it went wrong.
“In the end we lost eight points [in Turkey] Red Bull from a grid penalty. Red Bull [in Russia] were happy about a loss of seven points.
“So it will be very tight until the end. DNFs are going to make a huge difference, and that was a consideration, and not three or four or five points. “
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