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Lewis Hamilton says that Mercedes has work to do to catch Ferrari - despite leading them in the driver's and constructor's championships. Hamilton has taken five victories so far this year, while his rival Sebastian Vettel has netted four.
The Briton holds a 24 point lead over Vettel in the championship, while Mercedes have a 10 point gap to Ferrari in the constructor's standings. Before the summer break, Hamilton won back to back rounds in Germany and Hungary.
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But the 33-year-old says that Mercedes is still behind Ferrari, and is happy to be in the lead of the standings despite being in what he considers to be the second fastest team in the field.
"I really could only have dreamed that we would be in the position that we are in right now, considering all factors and based on our pure performance, where we stand compared to the Ferraris,” said Hamilton.
“I’m really happy, going into the break, particularly with back-to-back wins. I think that boost will last a long time for our team and it’s encouraging for everyone so I’m excited for the break. Second half is usually… it gets a bit better on our side so we will go and prepare and make sure we come back even stronger.
“We’ve got work to do, we’ve got things to improve, we’ve got performance to bring moving forwards,” he said. “We’ve got to try and catch them [Ferrari] – but we’ve got to continue to keep rising with all the other elements, which allows us to beat the Ferraris when they don’t bring their A game."
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