Lewis is motivated to 'get to the front'

Lewis Hamilton has told Ferrari chairman John Elkann that he is motivated to deliver success for the team after he was urged to “talk less and focus more on his driving

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Hamilton, who has failed to land a podium in his 21 outings for Ferrari so far, described his first season as a “nightmare”.

But when asked if it is fair to demand he focus more on driving ahead of this weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix, Hamilton replied: “Not really because I wake up thinking about it.

“I go to sleep thinking about it, and I think about it while I am sleeping. If anything I have to focus on being able to unplug more.

“John and I, we speak almost every week. We have a great relationship. I didn’t have a reaction to it (Elkann’s comments). I don’t look into those things.”