Indeed, the only real threat to Hamilton at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez came from himself, with his unforced error at the very first corner of the race leading to him running off track and rejoining at Turn 3 in an incident not too dissimilar to Verstappen's toward the end of the race.Īnd as the confirmation of Verstappen's five-second time penalty came, many were left wondering why Hamilton wasn't also the subject of a stewards' investigation.
That simplicity certainly helped Hamilton at the Circuit of the Americas, where he secured a timely pole-to-flag win, and it again did the trick in Mexico, where his performance was as confident and effortless as those in his title-winning campaign in 2015.
Having failed to win any of five races immediately after the August break, Hamilton-with two victories in the space of seven days-is well and truly back in the groove.Īfter finally conquering his start-line issues in the week prior to the United States GP, as he told Sky Sports television, and with Rosberg requiring only a smattering of podium finishes to secure his first world championship, Hamilton's task is straightforward.
The damage may already have been done, but the late-summer gloom has lifted at last.
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