Hamilton is ready to settle for “Useful points”

Lewis Hamilton has said recently that he is willing to settle for “useful points”, rather than fighting for outright victory, this however doesnt mean that he wont be looking to win, but in the event of a situation where a risk is required in order to win, he would settle for second place. Here’s what he said:

“Clearly, I want to win all the time, but I’ve learned that sometimes it’s more advantageous to score as many points as possible and live to fight another day,” Hamilton said on his website.

“My aim is still to win the world championship and you don’t do that by ending up in the barriers after making an opportunistic move.

“In Valencia, we scored a very useful haul of points and I’ve actually come away from the weekend having extended my lead in the championship despite losing two points to Felipe.

“I’m mentally strong enough to be able to deal with that – and I’m more relaxed about it too. I’m playing a long game.”

He lost last year’s championship by single point, looks like he doesnt want to chance a repeat of history.