Lewis Hamilton sure Nico Rosberg won't throw towel in on title tilt

Hamilton doesn't agree with theory he has won the mental battle at Mercedes, despite another victory over Rosberg; Briton feels "at peace" on back of Spa form and "best ever" summer break

 

Lewis Hamilton doesn't believe Nico Rosberg has accepted he is second best at Mercedes and is certain his team-mate will "come back and keep fighting" in their duel for the world title.

In what has proved a title defence of few setbacks so far, Hamilton opened up his biggest margin of the season at the head of the championship - 28 points - with his sixth win from 11 races in the Belgian Grand Prix.

Rosberg, meanwhile, finished second for the fifth time in 2015 and conceded afterwards that "Lewis did a great job, so deserved to win".

Hamilton also already boasts an unassailable 10-1 lead over the German in their qualifying head-to-head, a total turnaround from 2014 when Rosberg became the first team-mate to outqualify the Briton over a season.

In the wake of his latest victory on Sunday, Hamilton was asked by Sky Sports F1's Martin Brundle if he thought he had mentally got on top of Rosberg to the point where the German now knows he can't beat him.

"I don't know. It's very rare you see a driver fall to that belief," Hamilton replied. "They can still believe they're better and all those kind of things. Whether it's true or not, you know…