Lewis Hamilton talks up F1 title fight after incredible dig at Red Bull star

Lewis Hamilton

Hamilton talks up title fight after incredible dig at Red Bull star

Can Red Bull be challenged for the F1 title?

Sheona Mountford F1 Journalist

Motorsport journalist working in F1 since 2024.

Monday 12 August 2024 08:27 Updated: 10:14

Lewis Hamilton has made a sneaky dig at a Red Bull star after discussing the chances of a title fight this season.

Mercedes endured a difficult start to 2024, with Hamilton bemoaning at his ‘worst start’ to a season ever as they were usurped by their rivals.

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The 39-year-old’s misery was further compounded by being consistently out-qualified by his team-mate, George Russell.

However, since both Mercedes drivers acquired upgrades in Canada they have gradually caught up to the likes of McLaren and Red Bull achieving three race wins this year.

Lewis Hamilton languished behind his rivals at the start of this season

Lewis Hamilton achieved a stunning victory at Silverstone

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After an incident between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen at the Austrian Grand Prix, Russell achieved his first win of the season.

Hamilton soon followed, by taking an emotional home win at Silverstone, and inherited the Belgian GP victory from his team-mate, who was disqualified after the race.

McLaren have also proven a challenge at the top, with 42 points separating them from Red Bull in the constructors' championship.

In a recent interview with Forbes, Hamilton discussed the championship and whether McLaren could take the fight to Red Bull in the championship this season.

Whilst the Brit admitted it would be a ‘challenging task’, he also stated it was possible, and made a dig at Red Bull driver Sergio Perez.

Lewis Hamilton takes a dig at Sergio Perez

The Mexican has been slammed for his recent F1 performances, scoring 24 points in the last six races, which led to speculation that he would be replaced during the summer break.

“It is not impossible, but it is a huge, challenging task, but absolutely not impossible,” Hamilton said regarding McLaren's championship challenge.

“They’ve got two very strong drivers that are able to compete against, ultimately currently in the championship, one car that’s really up there doing a lot of the points scoring on the other side.

“So they’ve got something they can work with there, for sure.”

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