Hamilton confident of catching Rosberg

Lewis Hamilton says he has no doubt he will be able to catch Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in the world championship.
Hamilton is 22 points behind the German after retiring from the Canadian Grand Prix, in which Rosberg was second.It was the second time Hamilton had failed to finish in seven races this season while Rosberg has yet to retire.

“There is a long way to go. I caught up before and I’ll catch up again,” said Hamilton, 29.

The Englishman was 25 points behind Rosberg after retiring from the first race of the season with an engine problem.

He then took four consecutive victories to move into a three-point lead, before Rosberg reclaimed the advantage by beating his team-mate in controversial circumstances in Monaco, the race before Canada.

Hamilton retired in Montreal with rear brake failure, caused by a heat-induced failure of the kinetic energy recovery part of the car’s hybrid system, which Rosberg suffered at the same time.

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff said it was “lucky” that Rosberg’s brakes had not failed as well. — BBC Sport