Lewis Hamilton is 30 points behind Sergio Perez having taken 25 off the Red Bull driver's lead in the last three races.
Even if Lewis Hamilton doesn’t catch Sergio Perez for second, the Briton says he is “really proud” at the work Mercedes have done to get him close to the Red Bull driver in the standings.
In a battle that looks set to go down to the wire, Hamilton has an on-track advantage over his rival for Sunday’s United States Grand Prix where he qualified third to Perez’s P9.But while one could argue that the pace shown by the Red Bull RB19 throughout this championship should still give Perez the upper hand, the 33-year-old is going through his second slump of the season.However, even if he does miss out, he’s proud of the “resilience and strength” Mercedes have shown in their recovery.
“And even with the start to this year, we didn’t expect to be where we are. So to be fighting for second in the Constructors’ and obviously trying to hold that position to these two guys .
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