Hamilton 'firing on all cylinders' after 'chilled' end to 2015

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Lewis Hamilton admits he was "chilled" at the end of 2015 but believes his performances in recent races show he is now "firing on all cylinders".

Having won his first two championships at the final race of the season, Hamilton enjoyed a much more comfortable third title in 2015 with victory in the United States securing the championship with three races to spare. Nico Rosberg went on to win all three of the final races last year and opened 2016 with four more wins, with Hamilton not winning until Monaco.

The victory in Monte Carlo has kick-started a run of four wins in five races, and Hamilton says his latest victory in the British Grand Prix shows he is driving at his best.

"I think [Silverstone] felt pretty awesome in that regard," Hamilton said. "I definitely think… last year I was driving exceptionally well. The end of the year was obviously more chilled, but I definitely feel this race and the last race, I feel like the fire is fully lit. So, I am firing on all cylinders and hopefully this will continue."

And Hamilton feels his win at Silverstone came after the best build-up to a race he has had so far this season.

"I am really, really happy because it is so easy to come into the weekend with the wrong energy, whether it be nerves or if you listen to all the negativity surrounding coming in. But to come in feeling fresh and powerful, feeling strong and confident, and deliver is what I plan to do every weekend and what you hope to have.

"[It has been] the best week of the year, without doubt. From Monday and Tuesday, I had an amazing time, was relaxed and then work was good on Wednesday and then Thursday was amazing seeing the crowd here and then following that practice, long runs, everything, was just solid, solid, solid. So I would say it is definitely one of the most solid weekend’s I have had."

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.