Lewis Hamilton stays hungry but the car remains key to Formula One glory

Lewis Hamilton will be bidding to win an eighth world championship (Mercedes-AMG/PA)

Lewis Hamilton says winning a record eighth world championship would be “mind-blowing” – and he is ready to fight in order to make that happen.

Ninety-eight days after one of the most contentious races in Formula One history, Hamilton will again lock horns with Max Verstappen at Sunday’s opening round in Bahrain.