Lewis Hamilton admits he found it difficult to remain at the same level of competitiveness in the final races of 2017 having already clinched the Formula One world championship.
Hamilton sealed his fourth world title in Mexico, but failed to claim victories in either of the final two races of the campaign in Brazil and Abu Dhabi. A crash in qualifying forced Hamilton to start from the pit-lane at Interlagos, while he was unable to find a way past Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas in Sunday's finale at the Yas Marina Circuit, having been beaten to pole position by the Finn.