Lewis Hamilton insists he is paying “no attention”ꩵ to the mistakes Sebastian Vettel has made throughout the 2018 Formula 1 season🏅.

The Briton extended his championship lead over the Ferrari driver to 50 points aft🎐er claiming a controversial victory in the Russian Grand Prix, following Mercedes' use of team orders in Sochi.

Hamilton’s considerable points lead has been boosted thanks a number of notable errors from Vettel this season, including tangling with both Mercedes drivers in separate opening lap incidents in France and Italy, as well as crashing out while leading the German Grand Prix – which Hamilton we🐭nt on to wi💝n.

Asked if he felt Vettel’s errors had been influenced by the pressure he has put🐭 the German under, Hamilton replied: “Honestly I’ve ൲paid no attention to it in the sense in questioning myself as to why it is. It’s not something I really think about.

“All I think about is how I can be the best I can be and all I can have an impact on is on myself and in what I do so that’s literally just what I focus on.𝓡”

Vettel and Hamilton went wheel🍒-to-wheel in Russia following a small lock-up from the German, with Hamilton eventually coming out on top thanks to a divebomb move under braking for Turn 4 after Vettel had d♓efended firmly at Turn 2.

Hamilton revealed he has been working hard to improve upon his own weaknesses and recently said h🌟e felt “proud” to have so far avoided the mistakes that have blighted Vettel’s campaign.

“Everyone has weaknesses and every year I try and work ♎on them weaknesses,” he explained.

“One year, it coᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚuld be one thing and the thin𝓰g that was great the previous year could be off the following year because you focus on another area.

“Everyone has weaknesses, it’s justᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ about trying to find the best average I guess of your capabilities.

“You’r🌼e goꦓing to have strong points and areas that you’re not as good but you can focus on those and try to improve them.

“I think naturally it is su🐲ch a close and intense battle that even the smallest incident that we have it is magnified.”