Hamilton arrives at one of the forts of Mercedes, the Circuit of the Americas, on Austin, with an enormous need to respond to the coup given by Verstappen in Turkey, where being second he assumed the World Cup lead by 6 points ahead of a Lewis who could not maximize his result for opting for the wrong strategy. The Brit wants to make a clean slate in Austin, place in which he has won in 4 of the last 5 races, only losing last year to Bottas. In fact, since the start of the hybrid era in 2014, the Briton only lost last year’s event in Austin and those of 2014 and 2015 to his teammate Rosberg. Since 2014, Mercedes has always won on this track, although this year Hamilton and Brackley’s are aware that things have changed and against Red Bull and Verstappen that can no longer be synonymous with dominance. With the one this weekend, there are only 6 races left for the end of the course. The title is up for grabs and Hamilton knows that, a priori, most of the paths that remain are favorable to Red Bull, such as Mexico, the next appointment. Therefore, he pointed out that it is essential to be able to take advantage of this track to go out with the maximum points in order to better withstand the setback that is expected to be received at the Hermanos Rodríguez Autodrome in a few weeks.
“It’s important to win every race, maximizing our points, that’s our goal for the next six races. It’s going to be incredibly difficult and there will be times when maybe we can beat Red Bull and there will be places where … we won’t. I like to assume that Mexico is not going to be good for us, but in general they (Red Bull) are going to be strong there “Lewis Hamilton said at the official press conference of the 2021 F1 United States GP.
“But a lot can happen in these six races, so I think we have to go race to race. We will give everything we have.”He added, sure that the fight for the crown is going to be very close. However, we will have to wait to see what happens on the track this weekend to draw clearer conclusions about what the final fight can be this year. And it is that in Turkey, with the new engine that Mercedes presented, those of Brackley They were far superior to Red Bull on the straight. It remains to be seen if that difference is also repeated here, something that could confirm that Hamilton he would have better weapons than before in his final title fight against Max.
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The morbid is maximum, and everyone expects the fight between the two applicants to be exciting. The last two times they have been measured in the melee this season the thing ended with an accident (Silverstone and Monza). Since then, they have not been shoveling on the track again. It remains to be seen if they are on the asphalt in Austin. For now, Lewis said about it that their battle for the title has not changed their relationship. “I wouldn’t say that I particularly relate to anyone here. So, like last year, we would see each other on the track and say ‘hello’ to each other. We will do the same this year. For me, personally, nothing has changed “Hamilton finished.