Sebastian Vettel tightened his stranglehold on this year’s championship on Sunday when he won his third race in four starts with victory in Turkey.He has a 34-point gap on Hamilton, with McLaren team-mate Jenson Button 47 points adrift.
Hamilton won the previous race in China, but was 40 seconds behind Vettel in Istanbul and said:
“Thirty-four points is a very big gap at the moment. He was cruising in Turkey. I’ve got to be on the ragged edge to try and get every little step I can.
“It’s very similar to when Schumacher was dominating. Now Sebastian is dominating – pole position at all four races this season, and he’s nearly won all four.”
With Vettel scoring 93 points from a possible 100, and given the resources available to Red Bull, there is already talk the championship could be over by mid-summer.
But Hamilton added: “I don’t have a fear that will happen, but it is possible. But it is also possible we could catch up and overtake them.”
Source: Daily Star
