Hamilton is afraid of Ferrari: “Insanely hungry”

At the latest with his triumph in Singapore, Ferrari star Sebastian Vettel shook the Mercedes world, which had been so ideal for a long time, and caused a lot of headaches for the industry leader. “They are incredibly hungry and are giving absolutely everything,” said Hamilton before the next showdown on Sunday (13.10:XNUMX p.m.) in Sochi: “Their car is working very well now and it will be very difficult to beat them in the next races.”

Hamilton can make everything clear in Japan The Russian Grand Prix comes at just the right time. Since the premiere in the Olympic city a good five years ago, there have only been successes for the Silver Arrows on the Black Sea. Hamilton three times, Valtteri Bottas once, Nico Rosberg once – so far the Scuderia has only had second place at most. Vettel fought for this in 2015 and 2017. Can Vettel or his teammate Charles Leclerc now also celebrate in Sochi? “They are doing very well right now,” said Hamilton, but added: “We have already won with our car.”

Nevertheless: Even if Hamilton only finishes third in the remaining six races, he will become world champion again. In the best case scenario, this can even be achieved in the race after next in Japan. Leader Hamilton (296 points) does not have to fear any resistance from his teammate Bottas (231), his first rival Leclerc, like Max Verstappen in the Red Bull (both 200), is enormously behind, Vettel (194) is even more than 100 points behind. “They take points away from each other, which is good for us.” Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff While at Mercedes the roles of number one (Hamilton) and number two (Bottas) are clearly divided, at Ferrari the fight for the leadership role is in full swing. “They take points from each other, that’s good for us,” said Toto Wolff, head of motorsport at Mercedes. He is watching the team's internal duel with his long-term rivals with great interest. “When two alphas fight for position, there is always the potential for a rivalry – and an escalation within the team,” he said.

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Hamilton is afraid of Ferrari: “Insanely hungry”

Hardly anything will go wrong for Lewis Hamilton on the way to his sixth Formula 1 title, but the time for playful victories is over.

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