Melbourne March 22 (IANS) Reigning Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes on Thursday said he has not reached his "peak" as a driver ahead of the season s curtain raiser in Melbourne.
The 33-year-old Britisher who has four world championships (2008 2014 2015 and 2017) to his name and is vying for a fifth title this year was speaking at the official press conference before the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday reports Efe.
"I m sure there is a peak for a driver when it gets harder to reach the fitness level that we do today. When your interest starts to decline when your drive starts to decline I guess that s when you re over your peak.
"But I definitely don t feel I m that. I m definitely in a good range now and that s where I need to continue to extract the most from it " Hamilton said.
He said it was a privilege to be in Formula One having witnessed the sport s progress over recent seasons and competing with the best drivers such as Germany s Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) another four-time champion sitting alongside him on Thursday.
"It s been a great experience to be able to race against Sebastian he s got the four World titles (...) I think this is an exciting year for Formula One fans being that we have two four-time World Champions battling it out " said Hamilton although he added that the Red Bull team was also capable of springing a surprise.
Hamilton said he was not thinking about reaching the record set by Argentina s Juan Manuel Fangio - who won five F1 titles in the 50s -- but was focusing on winning races and trying to reach his full potential.
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