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Hamilton ready for title fight

Lewis Hamilton says he's ready to fight for the drivers' championship after only three F1 races in his career. The rookie drew level with Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso on points after finishing second in the Bahrain Grand Prix.

When asked whether he could challenge for the title Hamilton replied, "I don't see why not. I have the same car and I seem to be as competitive as him, so as long as I can keep up this consistency I know and feel a lot more comfortable now that a win is going to be possible."

"We just have to make no mistakes, as I've said, and try to take advantage of these three or four weeks that we have until the next race, and try to keep on beating the Ferraris," he added.

"I'm extremely proud," Hamilton went on. "I think we've worked extremely hard to get where we are today and when I say we, I mean me and my family, but also the team in terms of how competitive we are. I'm looking forward to going to home. I've not been home for about nine weeks now and I still have to fly to Shanghai tonight but still, I'll be back next week."

"I think the support is growing and I'm looking forward to getting to Silverstone and seeing how many fans will be there, but it's great," Hamilton concluded. "I've not experienced it yet so it will be new to me, and I just hope that I'm still able to walk on the streets."

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