• Lewis Hamilton, the most successful F1 driver of all time with 103 wins, said a lot of work was going on to fix the Mercedes car's problems but 'it is what it is.' | AFP-JIJI
    Lewis Hamilton, the most successful F1 driver of all time with 103 wins, said a lot of work was going on to fix the Mercedes car's problems but "it is what it is." | AFP-JIJI

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IMOLA, Italy – Lewis Hamilton wrote off his hopes of winning a record eighth Formula One world championship this year after falling 50 points adrift of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc at Imola on Saturday.

“We’re obviously not fighting for this championship,” the Briton told Sky Sports television after finishing 14th in a Saturday sprint that set the starting grid for Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

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