Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes are closer to Red Bull than this time last year and believes his team can challenge the constructors’ champions build..
Mercedes have looked much more competitive in recent rounds but have little to show for their improved efforts. George Russell lost his chance to win the title in Singapore after crashing while chasing victory on the final lap, while Hamilton failed to gain any points in the final two races after crashing on the opening lap screen with teammates in Qatar and was eliminated at pulpit in Austin.
As a result, Hamilton is 39 points behind Sergio Perez in the battle for second place in the standings, but he still hopes to deny Red Bull a first world championship double – as long as his team You can come up with your own game plan.
“We’ve definitely taken a step forward and in these next four races I can’t predict which races we’ll get closer and which races we’ll get further or not, ” Hamilton told Sky Sports F1.
“I think we were close last year, so I hope we’re a little closer this weekend..
“If we get our strategy right this weekend, maybe we We will really beat them..”
The final four rounds of the 2023 season still offer many opportunities for Mercedes to overthrow Red Bull’s dominance. Hamilton believes that Mexico and Sao Paulo are where his team will be. have the best chance of getting our first win of the season, the circuit was for us last year, and if it turns out we’re closer, it will be two big and strong races.” for us,” the seven-time world champion added.. “Going to Abu Dhabi, I think the gap is even wider, so I think we have the best chance in these next two games.”
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