Hamilton: Time to get back into the fight

Claim Your £5 Free Bet Plus Earn £10 More With Sky Bet Lewis Hamilton is determined to get back on top of the title fight, starting with next weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. The McLaren driver lost the lead in the Drivers’ Championship last time out in Hungary when Mark Webber clinched the victory while Hamilton retired from the race. But with just four points separating the two, Hamilton is by no means out of the hunt, although McLaren need to up their pace out on track after falling behind the Red Bulls and Ferraris in recent weeks. The 2008 Champion, though, is confident his team can and will do just that. “Although it’s been great for the whole team to have had the factory shutdown and a well-deserved holiday, I think we’re all really looking forward to getting back into the title fight,” he said. “The break gave us some valuable thinking time to consider how to improve our car for the remainder of the season – and we head into these two races not only optimistic of some better results, but also of stronger pace for the rest of the year. “Neither Jenson or I had a great race at Spa last year – I didn’t see much of it from the cockpit, but I think Jenson was pushed into a spin from behind at Les Combes and the resulting accident took me out too. So it was weird to watch the whole race back in the garage. “For this year, too, I head to Spa off the back of a disappointing non-finish in Hungary. We’ve investigated the causes, and think we’ve identified the reason and are confident that it shouldn’t happen again. “Personally, I think Spa is one of the ‘great’ Formula 1 tracks, and one I’d really love to win. I’ll be going flat-out to try and get us back into the hunt again in Belgium, and it would be fantastic if we could take home another win at the end of the weekend.” Meanwhile, team boss Martin Whitmarsh says McLaren can regain their lost momentum, insisting their car has the potential to win. “After a disappointing Hungarian Grand Prix, we are pushing hard to regain the performance relative to our rivals that we had enjoyed earlier this season. “While we believe our recent upgrades have given us a downforce improvement, it appears that the package…

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