Lewis has no regrets despite title loss

Lewis Hamilton is adamant he doesn’t regret any aspect of his debut Formula 1 season and is instead taking the positives from finishing second in the world championship at the first attempt.

The McLaren driver agonisingly lost out on the title to Ferrari rival Kimi Raikkonen by a single point in the season finale in Brazil after leading the standings since the fourth round of the season.

He could have wrapped up the crown with a round to spare in China but slid into a gravel trap after McLaren kept him out too long on worn tyres.

But despite the near-miss, Hamilton insists he is only looking forward to next year.

“No," he replied when asked if he had any regrets in a video interview on McLaren’s official website.

"I think it's been a phenomenal year and I'm very, very privileged to have the opportunity, so I'm glad that I'm going to have another opportunity next year, and I'll work even harder.”

He added that he felt he has come a long way in his year as an F1 driver.

"Twelve months ago I was wondering whether I'll be a Formula 1 driver, and whether I would be able to make it, whether I would be able to do a good job,” he said.

"And obviously it's been such an extremely quick roller coaster and all of a sudden I'm here, at the end of my first season, you could say No. 2 in the world.

“So it's been a great year."

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