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Lewis Hamilton It has been told oscar piastri And lando norris They will need to be just as “tough” maximum Verstappen if he wants to win the Formula One world title.
Seven-time world champion Hamilton controversially lost to Verstappen in a fierce title scrap in 2021 and the Dutchman has won three championships since then.
His bid for a fifth consecutive crown appeared to be over when he left Zandvoort in August, 104 points behind leader Piastri.
But Verstappen has won three of four races since then and is now just 40 points behind the Australian – while Norris himself is within 14 points of him. mclaren Teammate.
With five rounds remaining and 141 points to go before this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix, Verstappen has emerged as a genuine title threat.
And Hamilton knows more than most what a fearsome opponent the McLaren pair face as they bid to win the drivers’ championship for the first time.
“The pressure is immense. This is a time when you have to put your blinkers on and block out everything coming in from outside. There’s a lot coming in, positive and negative,” Ferrari driver Hamilton told Sky Sports.
“Plus, you have to be really cutthroat and that’s what Max is. If they don’t do that he’ll take it away from them.
“They have to push and you have to dig deep first to be able to catch someone like Max in the car he is in at the moment.
“But consistency is key for either one of them to come forward and we’ve seen that from Max in the last few races.”