ALL Mercedes’ 1,200 staff will scoop a £10,000-plus bonus if Lewis Hamilton’s team seal a seventh straight F1 constructors’ title on Sunday. And Hamilton’s earliest chance to win his own seventh world title could arrive as early as the Turkish GP, with three races to spare. While Hamilton was pushed to the wire by his former teammate Nico Rosberg, his current partner Bottas, cannot match the Brit for speed. Hill, who won the title in 1996, said: “There is a risk that Lewis’ achievements will be measured against the intensity of his competition. “Valtteri is doing a solid job but he cannot keep up with Lewis during the races.

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