Lewis Hamilton in mood to assert his authority in F1 title race | Paul Weaver
British driver has returned from his holiday focused on the battle for the world title with his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg
Colorado, with its snow-capped ski resorts, white water rivers and Rocky Mountain National Park, is hardly a place without compelling distractions. But, according to friends, Lewis Hamilton has returned to Europe from his summer holiday focused as he has rarely been before. Hamilton has targeted the next six weeks, which will feature races in Belgium this weekend, followed by those in Italy, Singapore and Japan, as the pivotal phase of this years Formula One world championship.
Its a two-car title race between Hamilton and his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg, who leads by 11 points with eight races to go. And the British driver is also invigorated by the notion that his wretched luck during the first half of the season has now turned. There was certainly some neurosis-balming good fortune to accompany his brilliance in the last round in Hungary at the end of July, when he beat Rosberg.
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