LEWIS HAMILTON INSISTS he will fight to regain the world championship title, despite admitting on Sunday that catching Sebastian Vettel is a lost cause.
The Briton has courted much controversy in recent weeks. At the Monaco Grand Prix, he gave an interview to the BBC where he stated that the colour of his skin was behind his continual appearances before race stewards.
Then, after crashing out of the Canadian Grand Prix as the result of a clash with team-mate Jenson Button, the McLaren driver was seen to seek out a meeting with Red Bull team principal Christian Horner in the full glare of the media.
Hamilton only managed a disappointing fourth place in Sunday’s European Grand Prix in Valencia and he was less than happy in the immediate aftermath of the race.
“It’s finished really. In the sense of the championship it’s almost over already,” said the 26-year-old.
Hamilton then went on to say that he was not looking forward to his home Grand Prix at Silverstone, but was very quick to flip-flop on his remarks on Monday and toe the official McLaren line.
Using Twitter, Hamilton wrote: “To all our supporters, ignore what u read in the papers today. My team will never give up & I WILL NEVER GIVE UP!!!!
“Bring on Silverstone, ur support will make a world of difference to us. I’m going to the factory now to do all I can with our team.”
However, realising he was veering wildly close to all-out positivity, Hamilton stated that his McLaren is still lagging behind its rivals for this year’s title.
“We hope it’s a bit cooler (at Silverstone), maybe that will play into our hands, but we don’t have the downforce the Red Bull has, and now the Ferrari.”
