Hamilton: We need Max in the title fight!

Speaking to Blick after comfortably winning the Singapore Grand Prix, Hamilton said, "I need the fight, the challenge. I do not always want to compete against the same rival. So I'm hoping that Red Bull will be competitive with the Honda engine next year. We need Max in the title fight!"

That does not mean that the reigning F1 World Champion is not feeling the pressure of his current ttile battle with Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari, "The heat is there and it is unavoidable for all of us."

"It's very difficult for people watching who are not naturally in it to feel what we feel. The pressure is higher than I can ever remember. That's the pressure you put on yourself to success and your desires and your fears and all the people who are depending on you, which is a lot of people."

Victory at the Singapore Grand Prix helped Hamilton extend his championship lead to 40-points with six rounds remaining, but he is taking nothing for granted, "I don't really want to talk about the ifs and put anything out there just yet. I want to take it one race at a time than say: If this happens or that happens."

"The pressure is so high, all I can do is try and deliver every weekend. All I can say is that I am definitely extracting more out of the car, but I think definitely these last three races, and those three wins, those weekends, we've not had the upper hand," added Hamilton.