Lewis Hamilton happy to chase Nico Rosberg as he has ‘less to lose’

Lewis Hamilton says he's not thinking about how he's going to close the championship gap of eight points to team-mate Nico Rosberg in the final six races, other than focussing on doing the best job he can at each race.

At one stage this season the Mercedes driver found himself 43 points behind Rosberg, but managed to close that gap in just six races and go on to build a 19-point lead, but as the advantage has swung Rosberg's way yet again, Hamilton finds himself behind again.

The three-time champion isn't concerned though and insists he will take things race-by-race without setting specific targets as that will only add pressure and set himself up for a fall.

"Honestly, I’ve not given a single thought towards it [catching Rosberg]. I’m going to take it one race at a time and see how it goes. I like to take it one race at a time because there are no expectations, and I don’t have any expectations to be honest, except trying to improve on the last races," said Hamilton.

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"If you set yourself targets and limitations and you don’t meet them or you exceed them then there’s different feelings. As a driver I will see how far I can push it this weekend and see if I can get a great result and do everything I can to build up to that."

Hamilton also insists he doesn't mind being the chaser over the chased as he essentially has nothing to lose, whereas Rosberg has a championship lead to throw away.

"I think it’s a very personal thing and it’s probably different for each driver," he added. "I’ve led championships and perhaps when you are in the lead it can be more positive but the downfall can be bigger, maybe when you are behind you have less to lose so the hunt is more exciting. I don’t find it harder in either scenario, I enjoy it all."