Lewis Hamilton admits his McLaren car isn't the quickest, but insists Ferrari and Red Bull are not out of reach
Lewis Hamilton admits his McLaren car isn't the quickest, but insists Ferrari and Red Bull are not out of reachLewis Hamilton would be happy for Jenson Button to now support him in his quest to win the Formula One world title.
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It is a matter McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh has confirmed will come under discussion before the next race in Brazil. If McLaren opt to head down that route it is one Button is unlikely to be impressed with given his stance following Sunday's Korean Grand Prix. After finishing 12th at the end of a chaotic race due to a variety of issues with his car, Button, who trails race winner and championship leader Fernando Alonso by 42 points, was initially defeatist.
Button outWith only 50 to play for, Button admitted his hopes of retaining his title were "pretty much gone".
"We both push as hard as we can to score as many points as we can for the team," Hamilton told Press Association Sport. "Clearly we're both far behind, him further than me. I'm 21 points behind, so I've got to get a lot of points.
Of greater concern for Hamilton is that despite a raft of updates on the car for the race, he found himself trailing the Red Bulls by half a second in qualifying. Hamilton knows he cannot rely on the kind of luck that came his way in Korea if he is to overhaul Alonso and Red Bull's Mark Webber, who is 10 points ahead of the Briton after he crashed out yesterday. "Generally our qualifying pace isn't good enough, but I think we have some positive things coming for the final two races," added Hamilton.
"It's not impossible. We'll keep pushing and putting pressure on because we saw in Korea things can happen.
"Obviously Fernando and the Ferraris are very, very quick, but it's still not out of reach."
