LEWIS HAMILTON is adamant his situation and mindset have not changed now he is again leading the F1 World Championship.

So long the hunter over the course of the current campaign, Hamilton is back in front for only the second time this season in the wake of the events in Singapore last weekend.

The 29-year-old now has a three-point lead going into the final five races of the season, starting with next weekend’s race in Japan, and followed swiftly a week later by the inaugural Russian Grand Prix.

But despite the man now being hunted, Hamilton said: “Nothing changes.

“I have believed, since the time I started training for this season, that I can win the world championship this year.

“And with a great car like this, even with some of the difficulties I’ve had, you know you are still within shooting range.”