Car Racing Lewis Hamilton targets victory on Formula One's

Hamilton's Mercedes team had been weighing up whether to take the penalty here or at next Sunday's Italian Grand Prix, with both circuits expected to offer Hamilton the best chance of fighting back through the field.

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Germany could prove the race where Hamilton broke Rosberg's spirit

But Hamilton, who leads his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg by 19 points in the championship by virtue of winning the last four races before the summer break, confirmed on Thursday that he will take the penalty this weekend.
No driver in the history of the sport has ever won from last on the grid. John Watson, the Belfast-born former McLaren driver, holds the record of winning from the lowest start slot after lining up in 22nd on the grid of 26 competitors before winning the 1983 Unites States Grand Prix at Long Beach.
But Hamilton, who arrived at a sun-blazed Spa-Francorchamps paddock flanked by his pet dogs, is still confident he can deliver what would surely rank as his finest drive.