Hamilton to go full tilt for the title

By Alec Goulden LONDON (Reuters) - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton said on Friday he would "put the hammer down" for the rest of the Formula One season to win races and wrest the title from Ferrari. "They (Ferrari) are strong just everywhere but so are we," the 23-year-old told Reuters Television ahead of his home grand prix at Silverstone next week. "I really think the next 10 races, the second part of the season, is really when we put the hammer down and when we rise above the rest," he said after racing model cars with patients from the Great Ormond Street hospital for children at the headquarters of team sponsors Abbey. Hamilton led the championship after winning the Monaco Grand Prix last month but has failed to score points in his last two outings. The Briton, who lost the title battle to Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen by a single... [read full story]