Hamilton said Mercedes' intense fight with the Scuderia in both world championships prompted the whole team to raise its game.
#Hamilton wins 2017 f1 championship if driver
"This year, being in a position to really lead the team and help drive, motivate and direct the car exactly where I want it to go in its development, alongside a great team-mate and fighting against a great team in Ferrari with the highest decorated, or was the highest decorated driver in the sport - we are now both - was a massive challenge I was looking forward to."ĭespite facing a significant challenge from a rejuvenated Ferrari in 2017, Mercedes was able to claim its fourth consecutive constructors' world championship with three races to spare at the U.S. The following years have just been different.
"I definitely think this has been ," Hamilton explained.
#Hamilton wins 2017 f1 championship if drivers
Vettel pulled off a charging recovery drive to finish fourth, while Hamilton crossed the line in a low-key ninth, a result which proved enough for the Briton to seal his fourth F1 title, moving him level with Vettel and alongside Michael Schumacher, Juan Manuel Fangio, and Alain Prost as the only drivers to have won at least four world championships.Ģ017 has marked the first season two F1 teams have battled for the drivers' championship since 2013, as well as being the first occasion Hamilton and Vettel have gone head-to-head in a direct fight for a championship, despite taking seven of the last eight titles between them. Pole sitter Vettel needed to win the race with Hamilton lower than fifth in order to keep his slim title chances alive until the penultimate race of the season in Brazil, but contact between the pair in the opening sequence of corners forced both drivers to make an early pit stop to repair respective damage to their cars. Lewis Hamilton says his fourth Formula One world championship was the hardest to win, after beating Sebastian Vettel to the title at the Mexican Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton labels 2017 title as the hardest of his F1 career You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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