Lewis Hamilton now hopeful on Formula 1 title chancesLewis Hamilton feels Mercedes is now back in
the world championship hunt after Nico Rosberg's victory in
the British Grand Prix.
Hamilton's own victory hopes were dashed by a tyre blow-out while leading, but
the fact that
he could stage a fight back to fourth, allied to Rosberg holding on at
the front, showed that Mercedes has made a huge step forward with its degradation issues.
And although Hamilton is still 43 points adrift of leader Sebastian Vettel in
the standings,
he thinks that
the team is now able to put pressure on Red Bull.
"While there was all this talk about tyres and everything, there are massive positives to take out of this weekend," said Hamilton after
the British Grand Prix.
"
The team and Nico won, and
we got some good points.
We are second in
the constructors' championship now, which is a
real big plus.
"I am grateful I could come back through
the field and get
the points that I did, because I am now 43 points off Sebastian and
we have a good car.
"
We are improving. Just look at
the improvements
we have made for tyre degradation."
When asked if
he believed
he could actually win
the title, Hamilton said: "I am just trying to stay within shooting distance and stay within
the fight. That is all I am focusing on at
the moment."
Hamilton has yet to win a race this year, but with Mercedes' form having stepped up recently
he is convinced his moment will come soon.
"I look forward to
the next races and I hope
we can do something positive. I am sure at some stage my time will come."
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Always sweet to have a team exceed expectations rather than
the opposite.
2013 has just got a lot more high profile for Mercedes + Lewis
fans.
what a pro, thats why so many of us love him, 
couple hours ago i was saying "WDC over, vetels won it", 
