Hamilton: Pain will drive me on
Lewis Hamilton says the pain of losing out on last season's world title has given him the extra motivation to succeed in 2008. The McLaren driver, who narrowly missed out on the chance to become the first rookie to win the Formula One championship, insists he is in great shape ahead of the new season.
Hamilton finished third in Melbourne last year, the venue for the opening race of the new season.
And the 23-year-old is confident that he will be challenging for the title once again this year, claiming his new car feels even better than its predecessor.
"My motivation is even higher than last year, but in a slightly different way," he told F1.com.
"I would say last year was an uncontrollable determination and excitement and just not really knowing what was coming up, just going into the deep blue.
"I feel very positive about it, I think we have made some mega steps forward and the reliability is even better.
"The car feels stronger than last year, and despite the removal of areas such as traction control, it is also very similar in certain ways.
"I think we have come a really long way already before the first Grand Prix, and I am confident we will be able to compete with the other teams."
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