SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium -- Lewis Hamilton says wins at the next two races will be important if he is to beat Sebastian Vettel to this year's title.
Ahead of the summer break, Vettel extended his championship lead to 14 points with victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix while Hamilton dropped points with a fourth place finish. The season got back underway on Friday with practice ahead of this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix and Hamilton made a strong start by setting the fastest time of the day, which he hopes he can convert into victory on Sunday.
"I wanted to come back from the break and hit the ground running, which I have today and I want make sure I transfer that into 25 points [in Spa] and 25 points [in Monza]," he said.