Vettel has made a number of crucial mistakes this season -- including crashing out of the lead in Germany and getting spun around in a co...
Vettel has made a number of crucial mistakes this season -- including crashing out of the lead in Germany and getting spun around in a collision with Hamilton on the first corner in Italy -- which have cost him crucial ground in the championship fight. Despite the errors being made by his main rival Hamilton believes he is leading the championship on merit.
"I don't look at it and think 'we've lucked in'," Hamilton said. "When Vettel hit the wall the other day, damaged the car and lost running on the track, that's not us lucking in. I take a lot of pride in not putting myself in those positions.
"I know my team is relying on me just as his team is relying on him. There's a lot of pressure on us drivers. It's only small percentages that you get wrong and they have bigger ramifications.
"As a team we honestly don't waste any time wondering what they're doing, or if they're feeling pressure, or if they're feeling happy or unhappy. There's nothing we can do about them, all we can do is be the best we can over a weekend."
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