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Wolff: Hamilton the best he has ever been

10:32, 03 Nov 2018

byBobby Vincent

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has described world champion as the "best he has ever been" following his sensational season in 2018.

Hamilton made it five world title wins in Mexico recently and secured back-to-back championships.

His boss, Wolff, believes that Lewis has become a more "complete" driver recently and has cut the mistake element out of his driving.

"This is the best Lewis Hamilton I've seen in the last six years," Wolff told Autosport. "He has driven better. He has been better out of the car. Very, very complete.

"We had times when the car was good enough to win and times where the car was not good enough to win, and he was very stable. His racecraft is great and that is always one of his strengths - this year that was definitely one of the key factors.

"We all do mistakes. Small ones. (But) he didn't."

Wolff also believes that now Hamilton has equalled Juan Manuel Fangio on five world championships, that the Brit can challenge Michael Schumacher with the seven he has to his name.

"You know whilst you are in a career, you never get to acknowledge greatness," the Mercedes boss added. "You get to acknowledge (it) when a career is over.

"We need to somehow realise that there is a five-time world champion who has just equalled Fangio's record. There is not many among them out there. As long as he is in a good car and continues enjoying what he does today, there is more to come.

"But the reason he has won the fifth championship, is that he concentrates on the job in hand, and not look too far away. Before reaching seven, there is a sixth to win and we haven't scored a single point for that one.

"As long as we provide a car that is competitive and can win championships and he continues to drive like he does, this can be a relationship forever."