Published 00:06 IST, November 6th 2019
Lewis Hamilton considers prospect of winning 6th F1 title 'unreal'!
Lewis Hamilton is one race away from claiming his 6th world title. An eighth-place finish or higher is all the British driver requires in this weekend's race.
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Mercedes have alrey pocketed Constructor's Championship for 2019 season and champion driver Lewis Hamilton is one race away from claiming his sixth World Championship. An eighth-place finish or higher is all that British driver requires at this weekend’s United States Grand Prix and he reckons that it would be 'pretty unreal' for him to achieve this feat.
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Speaking to official F1 website, Hamilton said that he never thought he would have five titles and he's continuing to achieve dreams that he didn’t think he would have. He feels privileged to win five world titles and winning sixth would be pretty unreal.
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Lewis Hamilton 2019 season and record at Austin
When it comes to qualifying for races, Hamilton has secured only four poles, while his Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc has won seven. British driver has been super consistent – scoring points in every race, with 15 of m on podiums.
Hamilton has an impressive record at Austin with four wins in last five years. With a 74-point cushion over Bottas, Mercedes driver will be clear favourite to lift championship.
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Lewis Hamilton on Mercedes team
34-year-old feels that team tries to get better every year, try to apply mselves better, get ir balance energy levels better and make sure communication is re through meetings and process through weekend so that results are delivered on a consistent basis.
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Lewis Hamilton on his racing career ahe
Hamilton said that he wants to keep racing for more years and also win every year. He feels that he has t hit peak yet, so that’s comforting.
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Should Hamilton win one of last three races, he would equal his best season tally of 11 – although he mitted it wasn’t a stat that h been on his mind. Mercedes driver said that within team, y often forget how many wins team have this year as y are so focused on each race
13:18 IST, November 5th 2019