Life is sweet for Hamilton

12 April 2012

Lewis Hamilton is determined to keep hitting the sweet spot in a McLaren he currently hails as "the best it has ever been".

Hamilton heads into this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix again in sole possession of the lead in the Formula One drivers' title race after back-to-back wins in the British and German Grands Prix, and holds holds a four and seven-point cushion over Ferrari duo Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen, respectively.

He said: "I didn't hit the sweet spot for a couple of races, although at the last few races the car has been the best it has ever been."

He added: "It should be that way. We've been working very hard to develop it and we've seen the evolution of the car. For me personally, to rediscover that sweet spot, I've spent a lot more time with my engineer, analysing things and trying to work out where we have gone wrong on weekends.

"With the team, they always have the determination and the power to keep on pushing with some new parts and components for the car.

"What we've done at recent tests, at Hockenheim, Silverstone and Jerez, we've really extracted the most from them. That is all due to reliability, making good parts, and with all that we've made some good steps forward."

The 23-year-old is now in a position to become the first British driver to win three successive races since Damon Hill at the start of the 1996 season.

"I didn't know that, but it's of no importance to me at all to be honest," said Hamilton. "I would just like to continue with the momentum I have, to score more points this weekend.

"If we have the car to win, then we will go for that, otherwise it would be nice to just be on the podium before the break.

"But right now I love my car. Obviously at the first grand prix (in Australia) I loved it then."

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