Lewis Hamilton has said he doesn't 'really consider himself to be a championship contender at the moment', although he has insisted he is 'really happy' with how his season has gone so far and with the 'massive step' taken by Mercedes.
Hamilton sits fourth in the Drivers' classification heading into this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix with 99 points on the board, leaving him 17 points behind Kimi Raikkonen in third, and 58 points adrift of Sebastian Vettel, the current leader and man to beat.
To date Lewis has taken three pole positions and three podiums - and he has also scored more points than team-mate, Nico Rosberg, although the latter has taken two wins after triumphing in Monaco and Britain.
“I don't really look at myself as a championship contender at the moment,” Hamilton told reporters on Thursday when quizzed on F1 2013 so far. “Of course, I am fourth [in the Drivers'] and we're second as a team in the Constructors' Championship.
“At the beginning of the season everyone was writing me off and then all of a sudden they changed their opinions and we've had some really good results. That's just due to all the hard work the team are putting in and we're not giving up. We're going to keep pushing. We hope that we're going to get some wins in the future races coming up - it's going to be tough. But [overall] I'm really happy with how the season has gone so far, especially compared to where the team was last year, it's a massive step.”
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