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Hamilton is back in reckoning
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LEWIS Hamilton was counting no chickens, or seagulls, as he reflected on the dramatic revival of his title defence in the wake of his triumphant display in the spectacular Canadian Grand Prix.
The defending three-time world champion, who languished 43 points behind championship-leading Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg three weeks ago, cut that margin to just nine points with his 45th career win and his fifth at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Sunday.
But, after dedicating his triumph and the manner in which he achieved it to the late Muhammad Ali, he played down talk of regaining the momentum ahead of this week’s inaugural trip to Azerbaijan for the European Grand Prix on Baku’s new street circuit.
“Honestly,” he said. “I am oblivious to a lot of things, but the thing I am conscious of is that there is a long way to go.
“There has never been a doubt this year in terms of my speed, or what I can do in the car. Not at all. But, of course, you never know what can happen next. There was one problem after another.”
Hamilton’s resurgence with successive victories in Monaco and Montreal has coincided with a Rosberg slump. After four season-opening wins scored him a perfect 100 points, the German has claimed just 16 in the last three outings.
On Sunday, he clashed with Hamilton at Turn One, as the Mercedes pair were left behind by the red streak of Sebastian Vettel’s rampant Ferrari, picked up a slow puncture, suffered fuel problems and then spun off and recovered after an errant passing move on the last lap. He finished fifth.
Vettel, relishing the improved power of his Ferrari’s upgraded engine, finished second after the Italian team made a mistake by switching him to a two-stop strategy. He also blamed two seagulls on the circuit for distracting him as he swerved to avoid them.
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