Five reasons why Lewis Hamilton is in the driving seat to win the F1 title
With five races to go the British driver leads the way and has the momentum, confidence and focus to stay there
A word liberally over-applied to the Ryder Cup and surely more applicable here. Since losing a tyre to a poorly thought-out and executed move by Rosberg at Spa, Hamiltons fortunes have surged and his rival experienced something of a tailspin. Nico Rosberg was firmly admonished and asked to apologise by the team after the incident and Hamilton followed it with a dominant drive at Monza, where Rosberg could only make second after making two unforced errors braking too late into turn one. Then, at the last race in Singapore, Rosbergs mechanical failure was a gift compounded by another win for Hamilton as he charged past Sebastian Vettel following a long safety-car period. He has the front foot and now it is finally Rosberg, three points behind, playing catch-up in the championship battle for the first time since the Spanish Grand Prix. The leaderboard is filled with blue and Hamilton can hear the echoes of cheers from all around the course.
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