Lewis Hamilton says he is now resolved to return in excess of anyone’s imagination in 2018 in the wake of winning his fourth world title in Mexico on Sunday.
The Mercedes driver stated: “I need to take a seat and make sense of the advantages and disadvantages from this year and perceive how I can progress. I need to be better one year from now.
“The test will be significantly greater from Ferrari and Red Bull. F1 doesn’t rest. It doesn’t stop.”
“There is dependably somebody holding up to take my position.”
He singled out Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who commanded the Mexican Grand Prix as Hamilton battled back to complete ninth after a first-lap conflict with his title equal Sebastian Vettel, as a potential significant risk.
“Max is simply staying there holding up to take it,” Hamilton said. “So I need to raise the diversion another level keeping in mind the end goal to remain in front of him and that persuades me, so there is my inspiration as of now for one year from now.”
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Hamilton said he had endeavored to be getting it done level conceivable in 2017 and that he would work out how best to approach next season, with specific concentrate on his choice this year not to work with an individual physical mentor, which is bizarre for a F1 driver.
“My consistency has been a central point,” Hamilton said. “Qualifying has been incredible. I have for the most part dependably felt races have gone well yet qualifying has been a decent advance forward in consistency. The begins were extremely solid.
“No matter how you look at it there was not one specific subject I was attempting to deal with this year; it’s all over the place and how you partition that vitality on the things that are not impeccable, endeavoring to be the best all-round driver you can be.
“I have prepared contrastingly this year, I have appreciated the test of not having a mentor. Attempting to propel yourself.
“I have gone for runs and got a couple of meters not far off and thought, ‘Mother lovin’ overlook that.’ And gone home. While with a mentor you would go the distance.
“Finding that inside yourself I have truly delighted in, so the reward is considerably sweeter with the achievement, that I have taken certain things on and it has gone well.”
