Lewis Hamilton: World champion sets HUGE Mercedes target for 2018
Mercedes are looking to win the Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships for a fifth successive season with the Silver Arrows vastly superior to all of their rivals in recent years.
Hamilton overcame the challenge of Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel last year to claim a fourth title, with the German and Red Bull duo Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen expected to be his biggest threats this year.
And in light of the F1 grid’s increasing competitiveness, Hamilton revealed that the Silver Arrows have set themselves a huge challenge after the impressive reliability they showed in pre-season testing.
That's despite the fact there are a mammoth 21 races, the joint most of any season in the sport's history, thanks to the returns of the French and German Grands Prix.