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McLaren driver sets sights on securing pole position for Italian Grand Prix
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain smiles while attending a news conference at the Monza racetrack, in Monza, Italy, August 29, 2024
LEWIS HAMILTON said fortune will need to favour Lando Norris to topple Max Verstappen – but he hopes the British driver can take his former rival to the championship wire.
Norris’s emphatic win at the last round in the Netherlands leaves him trailing Verstappen by 70 points with nine rounds and 254 points still to play for.
Speaking ahead of this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix, seven-time world champion Hamilton said: “There are a lot of points on the table so it is not impossible.
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