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Lewis Hamilton says he doesn’t know “whether or not we’ll catch Sergio but given the difference of our cars throughout the season, I’m really proud of the work that we’ve done”.
Although Red Bull has by far the most dominant car on the grid right now, Lewis Hamilton has a serious chance to beat Sergio Perez in the Constructors’ Championship.
At the post United States Grand Prix Qualifying press conference, Lewis was asked what a second place in the championship would mean to him.
“I mean, all of us are pushing to finish first,” the Briton said.
“So I think it will be just a showing of really, you know, resilience and strength and depth from our team. I think we had a difficult year last year.
“And even with the start to this year, we didn’t expect to be where we are. So to be fighting for second in the Constructors and obviously trying to hold that position to these two guys.
“And, yeah, I mean, I don’t know whether or not we’ll catch Sergio but given the difference of our cars throughout the season, I’m really proud of the work that we’ve done.
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“We’ve just got to keep our heads down, keep fighting, keep pushing. There’s a lot of, like Charles [Leclerc] said, they’ve have a lot of work to do, as we do.
“So it’s a race for development and it’s who can get the top of the mountain first for next year, I guess,”
Asked if he thinks he can win the United States Grand Prix on Sunday, Lewis said:
“Too early to say. None of us have done any long running. So I have no idea.
“Maybe with the Red Bull not in the top three, maybe that makes it a better, closer battle maybe, because they’re often quite a bit ahead and just disappear into the distance.
“So hopefully the three of us can have a tight battle,” he concluded.
