Hamilton feels he is back in the hunt
After suffering a series of bad luck, Lewis Hamilton flew to victory in Monza and closed in on his team-mate Nico Rosberg in the standings. The Briton cannot wait to get back into his field-leading Mercedes at the spectacular street circuit of Singapore.
Being always strong on go-kart tracks like Montreal, Hungaroring, Monza, Abu-Dhabi, Hamilton was dominant on the whole race weekend despite suffering from electrical problems in the second practice session. Apart from that his pace was exceptional and he felt united with his silver machinery.
“It was a good feeling to finally get back on the top step at Monza - especially after another tough start to the race. The car was just flying out there after those difficult first few laps and it was great to be able to capitalise on the pace I felt I'd had right from the beginning of the weekend.”
The former champion believes there is still long way to go before the chequered flag falls in the finale at Abu Dhabi. Lewis is adamant to fight back and denies being downbeat.
“Obviously, with Nico coming second I haven't been able to close the gap too much - but there's still plenty of points to be won and I'm glad to have taken a step forwards. Despite the highs and lows, I'm still well and truly in the hunt for the Championship and that is something that gives me huge motivation for the final six races - starting in Singapore.”
The Briton has been a contender for top places at all rounds in Singapore so far, but he was dogged by bad luck on a few occasions. In 2009 it was him who crossed the line first and he hopes he can repeat that result under the artificial lights of the buzzing city.
“It's a great place to begin the final flyaway phase of the season. The city is buzzing and the track is mega. It's a street circuit and I love street circuits. I won there in 2009 which was a really special experience, plus I had a podium - which should really have been a win - at the first race in 2008. My luck hasn't been great at this circuit since then but hopefully that will change next weekend.”
