- World champion refusing to let car worries ruin his focus
- Verstappen leads standings by 18 points in dominant Red Bull
Lewis Hamilton, who has been comprehensively beaten by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in recent races, is determined not to enter “a negative bubble” brought on by worrying about his Formula One world title hopes.
Hamilton trails Verstappen by 18 points with eight of potentially 23 meetings completed. At last week’s Styrian Grand Prix, Verstappen’s Red Bull went at a pace Mercedes could not match. Before Hamilton took a late stop to go for the fastest lap Verstappen enjoyed an enormous advantage, a full 15-second lead over the British driver.
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