Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari’s lead driver, is still hopeful for the title. He thinks there is “a fair chance” of beating Lewis Hamilton in future races.
Lewis Hamilton won last three out of four races in Germany, Hungary and Italy, which put Vettel 40 points behind the British.
Vettel said: “We have had races we should have won but didn’t and others we won and shouldn’t have.
“Anything is possible. I’m not aiming to win all six races. I’m aiming to win here and then we go to the next one.”
Vettel’s “fair chance” would require him to win all the remaining races irrespective of Hamilton’s results. If the German could pull these races off in his favor, he could take his fifth title and could put Ferrari back on their title ride.
He said: “It is very simple from where we are. We are some points behind and we need to catch up to make sure we stay there.
“The best way to do that is to finish ahead and ideally ahead of everybody. The plan doesn’t change. Obviously at this point we try to give it everything we have and I still believe we have a chance.”
Ferrari’s drivers have been enjoying the fastest rides of the season, but they couldn’t pull races at their favorite tracks. Vettel also admitted that team couldn’t hold up to expectation and they need to work better to win next races.
“We expect to be competitive,” he said, “but we have to take into account the last couple of races where we struggled to have the race pace and put it together for different reasons, so we need to not get distracted by the results and focus on the job we have to do.”
Hamilton also conceded to the idea that there is plenty of opportunity to turns the table around.
“I don’t think you ever have one hand on it,” he said. “You either have both hands on it or you don’t.
“There is still a long way to go, a lot of points available, six races is still a lot of races.
“We’re just head down and everyone is working hard to improve the car. The job is still exactly the same and the approach is still exactly the same.”
