Lewis Hamilton says he will not be distracted by the possibility of becoming the second Formula 1 driver in history to win six world championships in his quest for this year’s title.
“We are always driven to do something new and to break boundaries and do stuff that no one has done before,” said Hamilton at the Circuit de Catalunya this week. “But we are fully aware of the work that it will take to deliver something like that.
“And by no means that are we like ‘yeah we’re going for the sixth’, like it’s a relaxed thing. It’s not like that. And for me as well I’m not even focusing on that.
“It’s a new season, a new year and new chapter and we have to approach it like it’s our first. We’re going for number one, that’s how I approach it.”