Why Hamilton beat Sebastian Vettel to F1 title- Lance Stroll

Lewis Hamilton fully deserved the 2018 F1 title, according to Williams driver Lance Stroll. The Mercedes ace snapped up the fifth title and only Michael Schumacher has more championship triumph than he does with seven. Hamilton got the better of his Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel for the second season in a row. “It’s been great to see [him] alongside Sebastian [Vettel] in, I would say, an equally competitive car,” Stroll said. “Maybe it’s more competitive, maybe it’s less, I don’t know, you can talk in detail. But he’s just out-raced him and out-drove him and you have to respect that as a racing driver. Because a season like Formula 1, 21 races, it’s such a long year and he seems to just come in every weekend and get the job done which is easier said than done. Big respect towards him.” Stroll insists the 33-year-old is still improving. “He’s just been consistent and he’s been getting better by the looks of it,” the Canadian added. “I’m not at Mercedes, I don’t know what goes on behind the scenes but you rarely see Lewis crash, you rarely see Lewis make silly mistakes. I think that the key to scoring a championship at the end of the day is just picking up points. If you’re third and the risk of overtaking second is high, it’s just about picking up the points at the end of the day. All those points add up. He’s proven that over the last couple of seasons in particular.”

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