Hamilton has all to fight for

SINGAPORE: Lewis Hamilton insisted he could overhaul Nico Rosberg in the Formula One world championship for the second time this year after relinquishing his hard-won

Published on: Sep 20, 2016, 09:07:10 IST

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SINGAPORE: Lewis Hamilton insisted he could overhaul Nico Rosberg in the Formula One world championship for the second time this year after relinquishing his hard-won lead in the standings in Singapore.

Hamilton fought back from 43 points behind earlier in the season to establish a 19-point lead — only for his Mercedes teammate Rosberg to clinch his third straight win on Sunday to go eight points clear.

Despite Rosberg’s increasingly impressive form, Hamilton, gunning for his third straight world title and fourth overall, said “with a good weekend” in each of the last six races he could again recover the deficit.

“This weekend has just been a bit of a tricky one for me, but I’m still glad I could get back up on the podium and get some points for the team,” said Hamilton.

“We have a good car. We’ve got to have a good weekend.” said Hamilton, who lost half his Friday practice running with a hydraulic failure that limited his ability to fine-tune the car’s set-up.

“We’ve come from 43 points down, so theoretically eight points isn’t anywhere near as steep as that, but still Nico’s been performing fantastically well,” added Hamilton.

“This weekend, he’s done an amazing job. I expect him to continue like that so I’ve got make sure that I do the same.”

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