Lewis Hamilton explains why he enjoys racing Max Verstappen

Lewis Hamilton has explained why he prefers racing against an opponent at a different team this season, rather than an internal battle at Mercedes. Hamilton is currently trailing Red Bull's Max Verstappen by 32 points in the Driver's Championship and knows that he can count on the support of teammate Valtteri Bottas. However, a few seasons ago, the British driver went to war with teammate Nico Rosberg, and he has now explained that he much prefers the dynamic of racing an external opponent.

"[It]is much more enjoyable," Hamilton told the official Formula 1 YouTube channel.   "I think when you're having an internal battle, because this sport is it's different to other sports, right? If you look at football, everyone's working towards the same goal.   "This sports kind of confused because you have to drive two championships, you have a team championship, where the two drivers are hired to score points for the team to win the championship... that's the priority.   "And then individually, you have the two drivers that selfishly want to win the championship. So you've got this, this battle of tension. And yeah, when you're working against the guy opposite you, it's much different to working with that person and fighting another team. And that's what makes.. I feel that that makes better racing. That makes the championship more exciting when it's a team against team rather than internal."

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