Jenson Button has warned that it would be foolish to write off Mercedes' reigning champion Lewis Hamilton, even though teammate his Nico Rosberg is aiming for a seventh straight grand prix win in Russia, his fourth of thus season thus far.
Button told the Daily Mail, "Unless you’re a muppet you know the facts. You watch the last three races and see the problems Lewis has had. Lewis will not feel negative or downbeat because he knows it will come good and he’ll be winning again."
"Once he gets the start right, which I’m sure he will at this race, he’ll be fine and back to where he’s been for the last two years. Lewis will be very strong here and, as long as he doesn’t have issues and gets the thing off the line, he’ll be very quick," predicted Button, who was his teammate at McLaren.
Jos Verstappen agrees, "A lot of people say Lewis Hamilton's poor races are a result of his extravagant lifestyle, but I think that's taking the easy route."
"To me he still looks very focussed. And you have to be honest, luck wasn't on his side in the last few races. It could change at any moment. Who knows, he could win the next five races," Verstappen wrote in his De Telegraaf column.
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