Lewis Hamilton has far from given up on his 2011 title ambitions, despite an 88-point deficit to Sebastian Vettel, the McLaren driver says winning isn’t ‘an impossible task’.
It could now be said that McLaren have the quickest car on the grid having started the season with one of the slowest during pre-season testing. Last minute developments meant both Hamilton and teammate Jenson Button could challenge the front, though Red Bull maintained a dominant gap, especially in qualifying.
Things have now closed up with McLaren taking three wins in the last five races, whilst Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso has taken one. The remaining win went to Vettel. The German has taken six wins this season and his worst finish is fourth at his home race.
Despite Vettel extending his gap to second at every race this season, Hamilton remains positive with the current situation, believing he can win all remaining eight races.
“I am 88 points behind but it is not an impossible task [to win the title],” he told the Daily Star. “It’s a shame we didn’t have another race straight away but there’s nothing we could do about that.
“There are 200 points up for grabs and I will enter all the races believing I can win them,” added Hamilton. “It is going to be an exciting run-down to the last race in Brazil and I can’t wait for the next round in Belgium.
“Our car’s pace is there right now as we have shown with our wins, mine in Germany with the fastest lap and Jenson’s in Hungary. The car’s on song because of our excellent qualifying pace at both.”
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