Lewis Hamilton has been inspired to "outclass" Sebastian Vettel over the past two Formula 1 seasons by the memory of losing out to Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg in 216, according to Paddy Lowe. Poor fortune and Rosberg's career-defining season combined to deny Hamilton for the only time in the V6 Hybrid era. Hamilton has won the drivers' championship in four of the last five seasons, having wrapped up the 2018 championship in Mexico last weekend. Lowe was Mercedes' technical chief in the 2016 campaign, which saw Rosberg come out on top before retiring just five days after sealing his first world title. And Lowe believes the sting of that defeat has motivated Hamilton to put his...
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