Last season Mercedes had to cope with the fallout after Rosberg and Hamilton clashed at Spa.
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Hamilton’s third USA win in four years gave him 21 over two seasons and his 10th this year.
Hamilton now has an unbeatable total of 327 points, moving him beyond the reach of Rosberg and Vettel who finished third.
The race was a see-saw affair with the weather wreaking havoc from start to finish.
His Mercedes team-mate did however hang on for second, while Ferrari’s Vettel completed the podium ahead of the impressive Max Verstappen of Toro Rosso. “For any driver there is no further you can go when your ultimate goal is to win everything you compete for, and when you do win the world championship it signifies your greatness and the greatness of the people around you”.
That would have meant the title race going to Mexico next weekend, Instead, however, Rosberg ran off the track on lap 48 and gifted his rival the win.
An “overwhelmed” Lewis Hamilton hoped to inspire others with his achievements, just as Ayrton Senna had fired his imagination as a boy, after celebrating the greatest day of his career with a third Formula One world title on Sunday. We touched but I don’t feel like I was aggressive. Thank you all so much, I am so grateful to you all.
It’s not the first time Rosberg has complained about Hamilton’s tactics after losing a race to the Englishman.
“The last 10-15 laps were the tough ones”, he said. “I can’t find the right words to tell you how unbelievable this feels”, he told Elton John.
Lewis Hamilton overtakes Nico Rosberg at the start during the United States Grand Prix.
“I think he is capable of winning more if we are able to build a auto that is going fast, and I have no doubt in our organisation, and there are many more trophies to come”, said Wolff.
“Who knows what will happen in the race, but I am feeling good in any condition and our auto is great in any condition, so whatever is fine really”.
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“The motivation part is really easy, it’s kind of like I was born with it so it never goes away”.
