Hamilton expecting a titanic battle for this year’s World Title

Lewis Hamilton is expecting a titanic battle for this year’s World title, convinced his rivals will come back stronger. He told Sky Sports F1: “Everyone wants to take the crown. We have to expect that they [Ferrari] are going to take a leap and I have to expect that Sebastian is going to be stronger this year. So that means I’ve got to be better. We’ve had a couple of really great battles and particularly last year was one of my favourite years fighting with him.” It is not just Ferrari that Mercedes may have to keep an eye on. Hamilton added: “I’m hoping that we get to have more of those this year and I hope that also the Red Bulls can perhaps be in that mix because that makes it more fun for the fans. Also from a drivers’ point of view, it’s great when you have more people involved.”

Lewis Hamilton has been hailed as one of the best of all time by McLaren ace